Topic: Manny Farber
0 View Larger Image The Ecstasy of Influence Nonfictions, Etc. (Doubleday; 437 pages; $27.95) . The successful author, though encouraged to name...
But Manny Farber, a titan of American film criticism as well as an accomplished painter, flagrantly flaunted critical conventions. In his writing, Farber dared readers to confront movies in new and challenging ways, like a great visual artist forcing viewers to reconsider ...
