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James Schamus recommended Close-Up (1990) in Movies (curated)

 
Close-Up (1990)
Close-Up (1990)
1990 | Biography, Crime, Drama
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"Close-up and Blow Out make a great double feature, mainly because their titles sound so cool together but also because you can’t find two better examples of wickedly smart and politically alive “self-referential” cinema that couldn’t be less doctrinaire. Also, because including Brian De Palma proves I’m not a total snob and allows me to plug one of the funniest and most intelligent books of film theory of the past decade, Chris Dumas’s Un-American Psycho."

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James Schamus recommended Blow Out (1981) in Movies (curated)

 
Blow Out (1981)
Blow Out (1981)
1981 | Mystery

"Close-up and Blow Out make a great double feature, mainly because their titles sound so cool together but also because you can’t find two better examples of wickedly smart and politically alive “self-referential” cinema that couldn’t be less doctrinaire. Also, because including Brian De Palma proves I’m not a total snob and allows me to plug one of the funniest and most intelligent books of film theory of the past decade, Chris Dumas’s Un-American Psycho."

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Charlie Munger recommended Models of My Life in Books (curated)

 
Models of My Life
Models of My Life
Herbert A. Simon | Biography, Philosophy, Psychology & Social Sciences
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"An autobiography of Nobel laureate Herbert A. Simon, a remarkable polymath who more people should know about. In an age of increasing specialization, he’s a rare generalist — applying what he learned as a scientist to other aspects of his life. Crossing disciplines, he was at the intersection of “information sciences.” He won the Nobel for his theory of “bounded rationality,” and is perhaps best known for his insightful quote “A wealth of information creates a poverty of attention.”"

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