Silver Screen Fiend : : Learning About Life From an Addiction to Film

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Call Number: Adult Book / Nonfiction / Biography / Musicians & Entertainers / Oswalt, Patton
On Shelf At: Malletts Creek Branch

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"Between 1995 and 1999, Patton Oswalt lived with an unshakable addiction. It wasn't drugs, alcohol or sex: it was film. After moving to L.A., Oswalt became a huge film buff (or as he calls it, a sprocket fiend), absorbing classics, cult hits, and new releases at the New Beverly Cinema. Silver screen celluloid became Patton's life schoolbook, informing his notion of acting, writing, comedy, and relationships. Set in the nascent days of L.A.'s alternative comedy scene, Oswalt's memoir chronicles his journey from fledgling stand-up comedian to self-assured sitcom actor, with the colorful New Beverly collective and a cast of now-notable young comedians supporting him all along the way"-- Provided by publisher.

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Close to home submitted by npullins on June 18, 2022, 3:54pm This held up more of a mirror for me than I was ready to face. My obsession with crossing films off my endless list often consumes entirely too much of my brainpower, and through Patton's funny, warm and biting prose, I walked away a bit less proud of my status as a cinephile.

I may have a problem, but if I can just watch enough movies, the list will eventually go away! Right.....?