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 +"The saddest thing in current films is watching the long-neglected [[action film|action]] directors fade away as the less talented [[Vittorio De Sica|De Sica]]s and [[Fred Zinnemann|Zinnemann]]s continue to fascinate the critics."--"[[Underground Films: A Bit of Male Truth]]" (1957) by Manny Farber
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-:''[[Negative space]]''+'''''Negative Space: Manny Farber on the Movies''''' (1971) is an [[anthology]] of [[film criticism]] by [[Manny Farber]]. Its first sentence reads "The saddest thing in current films is watching the long-neglected action directors fade away as the less talented [[De Sica]]s and [[Zinnemann]]s continue to fascinate the critics."
-'''Negative Space: Manny Farber on the Movies''' ([[1971]]) is a collection of [[film criticism]] by [[Manny Farber]]. Its first sentence reads "The saddest thing in current films is watching the long-neglected action directors fade away as the less talented [[De Sica]]s and [[Zinnemann]]s continue to fascinate the critics." + 
 +Of the 52 essays contained in ''Negative Space'', a number cover important, "[[termite]]"-like film artists ([[Howard Hawks]], [[Val Lewton]], [[Preston Sturges]], [[Don Siegel]], [[Sam Fuller]], [[Jean-Luc Godard]], [[Luis Buñuel]], [[Raoul Walsh]], [[Nicolas Roeg]], [[Werner Herzog]], [[Rainer Werner Fassbinder]]). Three, however, can be seen as "influential summing-up pieces." Those being: "[[Underground Films]]" (1957), "[[Hard-Sell Cinema]]" (1957), and "[[White Elephant Art vs. Termite Art]]" (1962).
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From the [[Da Capo Press]] edition, 1998 with a foreword by [[Robert Walsh]]. From the [[Da Capo Press]] edition, 1998 with a foreword by [[Robert Walsh]].
-:[[Manny Farber]], one of the most important critics in movie history, championed the American [[action film]]—the bravado of [[Howard Hawks]], the [[art brut]] styling of [[Samuel Fuller]], the crafty, sordid entertainments of [[Don Siegel]]—at a time when other critics dismissed the genre. His witty, incisive criticism later worked exacting language into an exploration of the feelings and strategies that went into low-budget and radical films as diverse as [[Michael Snow]]'s ''[[Wavelength]]'', [[Werner Herzog]]'s ''[[Fata Morgana (film)|Fata Morgana]]'', and [[Chantal Akerman]]'s ''[[Jeanne Dielman]]''. Expanded with an in-depth interview and seven essays written with his wife, artist [[Patricia Patterson]], ''[[Negative Space]]'' gathers Farber's most influential writings, making this an indispensable collection for all lovers of film.+:[[Manny Farber]], one of the most important critics in movie history, championed the American [[action film]]—the bravado of [[Howard Hawks]], the [[art brut]] styling of [[Samuel Fuller]], the crafty, sordid entertainments of [[Don Siegel]]—at a time when other critics dismissed the genre. His witty, incisive criticism later worked exacting language into an exploration of the feelings and strategies that went into low-budget and radical films as diverse as [[Michael Snow]]'s ''[[Wavelength (1967 film)|Wavelength]]'', [[Werner Herzog]]'s ''[[Fata Morgana (film)|Fata Morgana]]'', and [[Chantal Akerman]]'s ''[[Jeanne Dielman]]''. Expanded with an in-depth interview and seven essays written with his wife, artist [[Patricia Patterson]], ''[[Negative Space]]'' gathers Farber's most influential writings, making this an indispensable collection for all lovers of film.
 +==List of essays==
 + 
 +* [[Introduction]]
 +* [[Underground Films]]
 +* [[Howard Hawks]]
 +* [[John Huston]]
 +* [[The Third Man]]
 +* [[Detective Story]]
 +* [[In the Street]]
 +* [[Val Lewton]]
 +* [[Short and Happy]]
 +* [[Blame the Audience]]
 +* [[Best Films of 1951]]
 +* [[Ugly Spotting]]
 +* [[Fight Films]]
 +* [[Home of the Brave]]
 +* [[The Gimp]]
 +* [[Nearer My Agee to Thee]]
 +* [[Preston Sturges: Success in the Movies (written with W. S. Poster)]]
 +* [[Frank Capra]]
 +* [[Parade Floats]]
 +* [[Hard-Sell Cinema]]
 +* [[Don Siegel]]
 +* [[Samuel Fuller]]
 +* [[White Elephant Art vs. Termite Art]]
 +* [[The Decline of the Actor]]
 +* [[Cartooned Hip Acting]]
 +* [[Day of the Lesteroid]]
 +* [[The Wizard of Gauze]]
 +* [[The Cold That Came into The Spy]]
 +* [[Rain in the Face, Dry Gulch, and Squalling Mouth]]
 +* [[Pish-Tush]]
 +* [[The Subverters]]
 +* [[Carbonated Dyspepsia]]
 +* [[One-to-One]]
 +* [[How I Won the War]]
 +* [[Clutter]]
 +* [[Shame]]
 +* [[New York Film Festival 1967]]
 +* [[New York Film Festival 1968]]
 +* [[New York Film Festival 1968, Afterthoughts]]
 +* [[New York Film Festival 1969]]
 +* [[Experimental Films]]
 +* [[Canadian Underground]]
 +* [[Michael Snow]]
 +* [[Jean-Luc Godard]]
 +* [[La Chinoise and Belle de Jour]]
 +* [[Louis Bunuel]]
 +* [[Raoul Walsh]]
 +* [[Nicholas Roeg]]
 +* [[Werner Herzog]]
 +* [[Rainer Werner Fassbinder]]
 +* [[New York Film Festival 1975]]
 +* [[The Power and the Gory]]
 +* [[Kitchen Without Kitch]]
 +* [[Manny Farber and Patricia Patterson Interviewed by Richard Thompson]]
 + 
 + 
 + 
 +==See also==
 +*[[Negative space]]
 + 
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"The saddest thing in current films is watching the long-neglected action directors fade away as the less talented De Sicas and Zinnemanns continue to fascinate the critics."--"Underground Films: A Bit of Male Truth" (1957) by Manny Farber

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Negative Space: Manny Farber on the Movies (1971) is an anthology of film criticism by Manny Farber. Its first sentence reads "The saddest thing in current films is watching the long-neglected action directors fade away as the less talented De Sicas and Zinnemanns continue to fascinate the critics."

Of the 52 essays contained in Negative Space, a number cover important, "termite"-like film artists (Howard Hawks, Val Lewton, Preston Sturges, Don Siegel, Sam Fuller, Jean-Luc Godard, Luis Buñuel, Raoul Walsh, Nicolas Roeg, Werner Herzog, Rainer Werner Fassbinder). Three, however, can be seen as "influential summing-up pieces." Those being: "Underground Films" (1957), "Hard-Sell Cinema" (1957), and "White Elephant Art vs. Termite Art" (1962).

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From the Da Capo Press edition, 1998 with a foreword by Robert Walsh.

Manny Farber, one of the most important critics in movie history, championed the American action film—the bravado of Howard Hawks, the art brut styling of Samuel Fuller, the crafty, sordid entertainments of Don Siegel—at a time when other critics dismissed the genre. His witty, incisive criticism later worked exacting language into an exploration of the feelings and strategies that went into low-budget and radical films as diverse as Michael Snow's Wavelength, Werner Herzog's Fata Morgana, and Chantal Akerman's Jeanne Dielman. Expanded with an in-depth interview and seven essays written with his wife, artist Patricia Patterson, Negative Space gathers Farber's most influential writings, making this an indispensable collection for all lovers of film.

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