Peter Bogdanovich
Series
Criterion collection volume 546
Language
English
Formats
Description
Presently working in an oil field, talented pianist Robert Dupea spends most of his free time downing beers, playing poker and being noncommittal with his sexy but witless girlfriend Rayette. But when he is summoned to his father's deathbed, Dupea returns home with Rayette, where he meets and falls for a sophisticated woman. Now caught between his conflicting lifestyles, the gifted but troubled Dupea must face issues that will change his life forever....
Language
English
Description
Peter Hadley, an uptight and disillusioned medical student, is failed by one of his professors, who happens to be his father. Seeking some escape, Peter ends up in bed with a nightclub singer named Bogart, who invites him on a road trip to Humboldt County. It is here that he meets and is embraced by Bogart's eccentric marijuana farming "family." Leaving Peter stranded, he begins a new journey of his own.
5) Texasville
Language
English
Description
Sequel to the Last picture show, now it's 1984 in Anarene Texas, the sleepy town where women flirt and the men can't say no.
6) Dedication
Language
English
Description
Henry is a misanthropic, emotionally complex children's book author who is forced to team up with a beautiful illustrator after his best friend and creative collaborator passes away. As Henry struggles with letting go of the ghosts of love and life, he discovers that sometimes you have to take a gamble at life to find love.
7) Highball
Language
English
Description
Diane and Travis throw great parties. This year there are three: a birthday bash for Felix, a Halloween masquerade, and a New Year's celebration. Something is always out of place, and someone is going to get hurt!
8) Out of order
Language
English
Description
Ever since he was a boy, Mark has imagined his life as a movie. But these days his life, marriage, and career as a screenwriter are not like the movies, at all. This dark comedy about a Hollywood marriage that is almost, but not quite out of control, is not just another Hollywood story.--Container.