Silver screen fiend : learning about life from an addiction to film / Patton Oswalt.
"Between 1995 and 1999, Patton Oswalt lived with an unshakable addiction. It wasn't drugs, alcohol or sex: it was film. After moving to L.A., Oswalt became a huge film buff (or as he calls it, a sprocket fiend), absorbing classics, cult hits, and new releases at the New Beverly Cinema. Silver screen celluloid became Patton's life schoolbook, informing his notion of acting, writing, comedy, and relationships. Set in the nascent days of L.A.'s alternative comedy scene, Oswalt's memoir chronicles his journey from fledgling stand-up comedian to self-assured sitcom actor, with the colorful New Beverly collective and a cast of now-notable young comedians supporting him all along the way"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 1451673213
- ISBN: 9781451673210
- ISBN: 9781451673227
- Physical Description: xi, 222 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Edition: First Scribner edition
- Publisher: New York : Scribner, 2015.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes filmography (pages 189-222).
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Movie freaks and sprocket fiends : the New Beverly Cinema, May 20, 1995 -- My first four Night Cafés : Arles, France, September 1888 -- The Largo : Los Angeles, 1996 -- No small actors : Down periscope, 1995 -- Meat and potatoes : Los Angeles, August 1995 -- Overdosing : Los Angeles, October 21-22, 1995 -- You can, unfortunately, go home again : Sterling, Virginia, Thanksgiving 1996 -- The day the clown didn't cry : the Powerhouse Theatre, January 27, 1997 -- Amsterdam : January 7-13, 1998 -- The knave of Queens : March 26-27, 1998 -- Killer Burger and the myth of the Largo : March 4-20, 1999 -- The end of the addiction : Thursday, May 20, 1999, the Vista Theatre -- Whistling in the dark -- The second-to-last Night Café : April 15, 2009.
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- Subject:
- Oswalt, Patton, 1969-
Actors > United States > Biography.
Comedians > United States > Biography.
Motion pictures > Appreciation. - Genre:
- Autobiographies.
Available copies
- 7 of 7 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)
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- 0 current holds with 7 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Main Library | BIO OSWALT (Text) | 36015000710174 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| East Asheville Library | 792.7602809 OSW (Text) | 0020510407131 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Lee County Main Library | B/OSWALT (Text) | 33262003233788 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| North Asheville Library | 792.7602809 OSW (Text) | 0020510566126 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Perry Memorial Library | B Oswalt (Text) | 33727002140134 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Richard H. Thornton Main Library | B OSWALT (Text) | 42756201879381 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| South Buncombe/Skyland Library | 792.7602809 OSW (Text) | 0020510546060 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
