"Baldwin is one of my favorite writers and cultural critics. His work always feels both relevant and revelatory. This book-long essay on film and moviegoing is part memoir, part homage to cinema, and also an exploration of the ways corrosive ideas seep into the collective imagination."

"I’m fascinated by this film. I don’t know why but it’s the only film that relaxes me at any time. I watch it and feel at peace. It might be thanks to the actress Linda Manz's voice over. Maybe one of the most interesting voices of cinema!"

"Little Miss Sunshine: I find it to be the sweetest, funniest… it’s a modern classic, I think. And I think Steve Carell is brilliant in it; heartbreaking. Also the fact that it came out of nowhere — that I went to the cinema knowing nothing about it."

" It’s almost embarrassing to say this, but we have to admit that our own two directors are among the finest in the history of cinema. And I think we both felt that way a long time before we ever dreamed of working with either of them."

" It’s almost embarrassing to say this, but we have to admit that our own two directors are among the finest in the history of cinema. And I think we both felt that way a long time before we ever dreamed of working with either of them."

"A very promising film that shows we never know where the next talent will come from. It is directed by a young Indonesian director called Eddie Cahyono who teaches cinema outside of the capital. I discovered the film at the Singapore Festival and brought it to Telluride."