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  1. Books & the Arts
    [+]
    All You Need Is a Girl and a Gun (Review)
    David Thomson
    Godard, by Colin MacCabe
    1. Godard by Colin MacCabe
    The Nation, February 9, 2004, pp. 23-25
  2. America in the Dark (1977)
    David Thomson
    Hollywood and the Gift of Unreality
    2 Reviews
  3. [+]
    A Appetite for Liebling (2 Reviews)
    David Thomson
    Just Enough Liebling, by A.J. Liebling
    1. Just Enough Liebling by A.J. Liebling
    2. Mollie and Other War Pieces by A.J. Liebling
    The Nation, December 13, 2004, pp. 19-21
  4. [+]
    An Army Up in Arms (2 Reviews)
    David Thomson
    The French Army: A Military-Political History, by Paul-Marie de La Gorce
    1. The French Army: A Military-Political History by Paul-Marie de La Gorce
    2. Dare Call It Treason by Richard M. Watt
    The Nation, March 16, 1963, p. 232
  5. Basis for a New Political Philosophy
    David Thomson
    The Nation, March 16, 1957, pp. 233-234
  6. The Big Sleep (1997)
    David Thomson
    1 Review
  7. A Biographical Dictionary of Film (1976)
    David Thomson
    (A Biographical Dictionary of the Cinema)
    3 Reviews
  8. Biographical Dictionary of the Cinema (1976)
    David Thomson
  9. [+]
    The Birth of the Movies (Review)
    David Thomson
    D.W. Griffith: An American Life, by Richard Schickel
    1. D.W. Griffith: An American Life by Richard Schickel
    The New Republic, April 23, 1984, pp. 30-32
  10. [+]
    Books: Gloriously Ugly (Review)
    David Thomson
    Charles Laughton: A Difficult Actor, by Simon Callow
    1. Charles Laughton: A Difficult Actor by Simon Callow
    The New Yorker, July 25, 1988, pp. 87-94
  11. [+]
    The British Invasion (3 Reviews)
    David Thomson
    The Lion Roars: Ken Russell on Film, by Ken Russell
    1. The Lion Roars: Ken Russell on Film by Ken Russell
    2. Million-Dollar Movie by Michael Powell
    3. Modern Nature by Derek Jarman
    The New Republic, April 25, 1994, p. 39
  12. [+]
    Chick-Chicky-Boom (Review)
    David Thomson
    Ball of Fire, by Stefan Kanfer
    1. Ball of Fire by Stefan Kanfer
    The New Republic, September 29, 2003, pp. 34-37
  13. [+]
    Chinamen (Review)
    David Thomson
    Charlie Chan, by Yunte Huang
    1. Charlie Chan by Yunte Huang
    The New Republic, September 2, 2010, pp. 28-30
  14. Correspondence
    M.T. Anderson, Dennis D. Martin, and Virginia Starrett, ...
    First Things, February 1995, pp. 2-6
  15. [+]
    Dead Sunny Afternoons (Review)
    David Thomson
    The Golden West, by Daniel Fuchs
    1. The Golden West by Daniel Fuchs
    The New Republic, June 6, 2005, pp. 42-45
  16. [+]
    Death Kit (Review)
    David Thomson
    A Photographer's Life: 1990-2005, by Annie Leibovitz
    1. A Photographer's Life: 1990-2005 by Annie Leibovitz
    The New Republic, February 12, 2007, pp. 26-27
  17. [+]
    Deathworks (2 Reviews)
    David Thomson
    Exquisite Corpse, by Mark Nelson and Sarah Hudson Bayliss
    1. Exquisite Corpse by Mark Nelson and Sarah Hudson Bayliss
    2. Black Dahlia Avenger by Steve Hodel
    The New Republic, September 25, 2006, pp. 37-41
  18. Democracy in France (1946)
    David Thomson
    The Third and Fourth Republics
    6 Reviews
  19. Democracy Today
    David Thomson
    The Nation, May 26, 1956, pp. 451-453
  20. The Democratic Ideal in France and England (1940)
    David Thomson
    3 Reviews, 1 Readable
  21. East of Magna Charta
    David Thomson
    The Nation, January 17, 1959, pp. 49-50
  22. England in the Nineteenth Century, 1815-1914 (1951)
    David Thomson
    1 Review, 1 Readable
  23. England in the Twentieth Century, 1914-63 (1965)
    David Thomson
  24. Equality (1949)
    David Thomson
    2 Reviews
  25. The Era of Violence, 1898-1945 (1960)
    David Thomson
    The New Cambridge Modern History, Vol. XII
    3 Reviews, 1 Readable
  26. [+]
    The Fanatic (Review)
    David Thomson
    Truffaut, by Antoine de Baecque and Serge Toubiana
    1. Truffaut by Antoine de Baecque and Serge Toubiana
    The New Republic, June 7, 1999, pp. 46-47
  27. [+]
    Fans and Fantasies (Review)
    David Thomson
    Intimate Strangers, by Richard Schickel
    1. Intimate Strangers by Richard Schickel
    The New Republic, May 27, 1985, pp. 31-33
  28. [+]
    Fields of Dreams (Review)
    David Thomson
    W.C. Fields: A Biography, by James Curtis
    1. W.C. Fields: A Biography by James Curtis
    The New Republic, May 26, 2003, pp. 35-37
  29. [+]
    Follow the Money (3 Reviews)
    David Thomson
    Down and Dirty Pictures, by Peter Biskind
    1. Down and Dirty Pictures by Peter Biskind
    2. Open Wide by Dade Hayes and Jonathan Bing
    3. Blockbuster by Tom Shone
    The New Republic, October 4, 2004, pp. 26-28
  30. [+]
    Fool Britannia (Review)
    David Thomson
    Mainly About Lindsay Anderson, by Gavin Lambert
    1. Mainly About Lindsay Anderson by Gavin Lambert
    The New Republic, November 20, 2000, pp. 38-39
  31. [+]
    General (Review)
    David Thomson
    The Age of the Democratic Revolution, by R.R. Palmer
    1. The Age of the Democratic Revolution by R.R. Palmer
    The American Historical Review, January 1960, p. 337
  32. [+]
    A Genius and His Ghosts (Review)
    David Thomson
    My Last Sigh, by Luis Bunuel
    1. My Last Sigh by Luis Bunuel
    The New Republic, October 31, 1983, pp. 26-27
  33. [+]
    The Genius As Swine (Review)
    David Thomson
    Fassbinder: Film Maker, by Ronald Hayman
    1. Fassbinder: Film Maker by Ronald Hayman
    The New Republic, December 31, 1984, pp. 36-37
  34. [+]
    Giving Satisfaction (Review)
    David Thomson
    Nobody's Perfect, by Anthony Lane
    1. Nobody's Perfect by Anthony Lane
    The New Republic, October 21, 2002, pp. 30-31
  35. [+]
    Go Down, Moses (Review)
    David Thomson
    In the Arena: An Autobiography, by Charlton Heston
    1. In the Arena: An Autobiography by Charlton Heston
    The New Republic, October 30, 1995, pp. 43-45
  36. Gonorha (1923)
    David Thomson
  37. [+]
    The Greatest Show in Town (Review)
    David Thomson
    Empire of Dreams, by Scott Eyman
    1. Empire of Dreams by Scott Eyman
    The New York Review of Books, September 30, 2010, pp. 61-62
  38. Handy Book of Fruit Culture Under Glass (1881)
    David Thomson
  39. Handy Book of the Flower-Garden (1868)
    David Thomson
  40. "Have You Seen...?" (2008)
    David Thomson
    A Personal Introduction to 1,000 Films
    1 Review
  41. [+]
    Hell and High Water (Review)
    David Thomson
    A Third Face, by Samuel Fuller, Christa Lang Fuller, and Jerome Henry Rudes, ...
    1. A Third Face by Samuel Fuller, Christa Lang Fuller, and Jerome Henry Rudes, ...
    The New Republic, January 27, 2003, pp. 33-37
  42. [+]
    The Hero Worshipper (Review)
    David Thomson
    Fire, by Sebastian Junger
    1. Fire by Sebastian Junger
    The New Republic, November 5, 2001, pp. 35-37
  43. History Today
    David Thomson
    Encounter, May 1965, pp. 61-66
  44. [+]
    How False Was My Valley (Review)
    David Thomson
    Print the Legend, by Scott Eyman
    1. Print the Legend by Scott Eyman
    The New Republic, January 31, 2000, pp. 40-41
  45. [+]
    I Act, Therefore I Am (Review)
    David Thomson
    Olivier, by Terry Coleman
    1. Olivier by Terry Coleman
    The Nation, December 5, 2005, pp. 30-33
  46. [+]
    I Leica Danger (Review)
    David Thomson
    Blood and Champagne, by Alex Kershaw
    1. Blood and Champagne by Alex Kershaw
    The New Republic, August 18, 2003, pp. 31-33
  47. In Nevada (1999)
    David Thomson
    The Land, the People, God, and Chance
    4 Reviews
  48. In the Shining Mountains (1980)
    David Thomson
    1 Review
  49. Articles
    Legions of Despair: The French Army in Revolt
    David Thomson
    The Nation, June 21, 1958, pp. 556-557
  50. [+]
    A Life at the Races (2 Reviews)
    David Thomson
    Groucho, by Stefan Kanfer
    1. Groucho by Stefan Kanfer
    2. Monkey Business by Simon Louvish
    The New Republic, September 11, 2000, pp. 34-36
  51. [+]
    Locomotion (Review)
    David Thomson
    River of Shadows, by Rebecca Solnit
    1. River of Shadows by Rebecca Solnit
    The New Republic, March 31, 2003, pp. 34-37
  52. Lunar and Horary Tables, for ... Ascertaining the Longitude (1825)
    David Thomson
  53. [+]
    The Lying Game (3 Reviews)
    David Thomson
    Behind the Oscar, by Anthony Holden
    1. Behind the Oscar by Anthony Holden
    2. Merchant of Dreams by Charles Higham
    3. Alternate Oscars by Danny Peary
    The New Republic, April 12, 1993, pp. 39-40
  54. [+]
    The M Factor (Review)
    David Thomson
    The Lost One, by Stephen D. Youngkin
    1. The Lost One by Stephen D. Youngkin
    The New Republic, September 26, 2005, pp. 32-33
  55. [+]
    The Man Who Loved Movies (Review)
    David Thomson
    A Passion for Films, by Richard Roud
    1. A Passion for Films by Richard Roud
    The New Republic, October 3, 1983, pp. 30-31
  56. [+]
    Marvelously Selfish (Review)
    David Thomson
    Kazan on Directing, by Robert Cornfield and Elia Kazan
    1. Kazan on Directing by Robert Cornfield and Elia Kazan
    The New Republic, June 17, 2009, pp. 45-47
  57. Miracles and Melancholy
    David Thomson
    The New Republic, March 31, 1986, pp. 25-29
  58. [+]
    The Mogul Empire (Review)
    David Thomson
    Irving Thalberg, by Mark A. Vieira
    1. Irving Thalberg by Mark A. Vieira
    The New Republic, March 25, 2010, pp. 36-37
  59. The Moment of Psycho (2009)
    David Thomson
    How Alfred Hitchcock Taught America to Love Murder
    1 Review
  60. Movie Man (1967)
    David Thomson
    1 Review, 1 Readable
  61. [+]
    Murder in the North (Review)
    David Thomson
    The Red Riding Trilogy (2010 Film), by Anand Tucker, James Marsh, and Julian Jarrold
    1. The Red Riding Trilogy (2010 Film) by Anand Tucker, James Marsh, and Julian Jarrold
    The New York Review of Books, January 14, 2010, pp. 32-33
  62. Musings Among the Heather (1881)
    David Thomson
    Being Poems Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect
  63. Must History Stay Nationalist?
    David Thomson
    Encounter, June 1968, pp. 22-28
  64. [+]
    My Unfunny Valentine (Review)
    David Thomson
    Deep in a Dream, by James Gavin
    1. Deep in a Dream by James Gavin
    The New Republic, June 17, 2002, pp. 38-41
  65. The New Biographical Dictionary of Film (2002)
    David Thomson
    3 Reviews
  66. Nicole Kidman (2006)
    David Thomson
    1 Review
  67. [+]
    The Observer as Hero (Review)
    David Thomson
    Isherwood: A Life Revealed, by Peter Parker
    1. Isherwood: A Life Revealed by Peter Parker
    The New Republic, March 21, 2005, pp. 29-31
  68. [+]
    Odd Coupls (Review)
    David Thomson
    Sontag and Kael: Opposites Attract Me, by Craig Seligman
    1. Sontag and Kael: Opposites Attract Me by Craig Seligman
    The Atlantic Monthly, August 2004, pp. 159-163
  69. Overexposures (1981)
    David Thomson
    The Crisis in American Filmmaking
    1 Review
  70. Patterns of Peacemaking (1947)
    David Thomson
    1 Review
  71. The People of the Sea (1954)
    David Thomson
    A Journey in Search of the Seal Legend
    2 Reviews
  72. [+]
    A Picture Chap (Review)
    David Thomson
    Beyond the Epic, by Gene D. Phillips
    1. Beyond the Epic by Gene D. Phillips
    The New Republic, November 13, 2006, pp. 34-35
  73. Books and the Arts
    [+]
    Politics and the Good Citizen (Review)
    David Thomson
    Sovereignty: An Inquiry Into the Political Good, by Bertrand de Jouvenel
    1. Sovereignty: An Inquiry Into the Political Good by Bertrand de Jouvenel
    The Nation, February 8, 1958, p. 122
  74. A Practical Treatise on the Culture of the Pine-Apple (1866)
    David Thomson
  75. Books and the Arts
    [+]
    Raw and Ruthless Years (Review)
    David Thomson
    The Decline and Fall of Lloyd George, by Max A. Beaverbrook
    1. The Decline and Fall of Lloyd George by Max A. Beaverbrook
    The Nation, May 25, 1963, p. 445
  76. [+]
    Rebel With a Cause (2 Reviews)
    David Thomson
    Nicholas Ray: An American Journey, by Bernard Eisenschitz
    1. Nicholas Ray: An American Journey by Bernard Eisenschitz
    2. I Was Interrupted by Nicholas Ray and Susan Ray
    The New Republic, August 16, 1993, pp. 37-39
  77. [+]
    Reconsideration: The Whole Hell Catalog (4 Reviews)
    David Thomson
    A Hell of a Woman, by Jim Thompson
    1. A Hell of a Woman by Jim Thompson
    2. The Getaway by Jim Thompson
    3. Pop. 1280 by Jim Thompson
    4. The Killer Inside Me by Jim Thompson
    The New Republic, April 15, 1985, pp. 37-41
  78. [+]
    Reel Time (Review)
    David Thomson
    Flickers, by Gilbert Adair
    1. Flickers by Gilbert Adair
    The New Republic, December 2, 1996, pp. 58-59
  79. Renaissance Paris: Architecture and Growth, 1475-1600 (1984)
    David Thomson
    1 Review
  80. Rosebud (1996)
    David Thomson
    The Story of Orson Welles
    2 Reviews, 1 Readable
  81. [+]
    Saint Lulu (Review)
    David Thomson
    Louise Brooks, by Barry Paris
    1. Louise Brooks by Barry Paris
    The New Republic, December 25, 1989, pp. 38-41
  82. [+]
    The Scene-Maker (Review)
    David Thomson
    Elia Kazan: A Life, by Elia Kazan
    1. Elia Kazan: A Life by Elia Kazan
    The New Republic, May 9, 1988, pp. 34-35
  83. Science and Democracy
    David Thomson
    Key to Modern Politics
    The Nation, September 10, 1955, pp. 222-223
  84. [+]
    The Sheltering Shy (Review)
    David Thomson
    Untold Stories, by Alan Bennett
    1. Untold Stories by Alan Bennett
    The Nation, May 29, 2006, pp. 40-45
  85. [+]
    Short Cuts (Review)
    David Thomson
    Robert Altman: The Oral Biography, by Mitchell Zuckoff
    1. Robert Altman: The Oral Biography by Mitchell Zuckoff
    The New Republic, October 21, 2009, pp. 53-55
  86. Showman: The Life of David O. Selznick (1992)
    David Thomson
    1 Review
  87. Silver Light (1990)
    David Thomson
  88. Socialism in Evolution
    David Thomson
    The Nation, September 22, 1956, pp. 241-242
  89. [+]
    Spellbound (2 Reviews)
    David Thomson
    Hollywood on the Couch, by Stephen Farber and Marc Green
    1. Hollywood on the Couch by Stephen Farber and Marc Green
    2. Bombshell: The Life and Death of Jean Harlow by David Stenn
    The New Republic, December 27, 1993, pp. 34-35
  90. Suspects (1985)
    David Thomson
    2 Reviews
  91. Books and the Arts
    [+]
    Testament of a Socialist (Review)
    David Thomson
    Contemporary Capitalism, by John Strachey
    1. Contemporary Capitalism by John Strachey
    The Nation, September 1, 1956, p. 182
  92. [+]
    Tough Mouth (Review)
    David Thomson
    Playland, by John Gregory Dunne
    1. Playland by John Gregory Dunne
    The New Republic, August 22, 1994, pp. 35-37
  93. [+]
    Treasure of the Sierra Padre (Review)
    David Thomson
    The Hustons, by Lawrence Grobel
    1. The Hustons by Lawrence Grobel
    The New Republic, January 29, 1990, pp. 39-40
  94. Two Frenchmen (1952)
    David Thomson
    Pierre Laval and Charles de Gaulle
    1 Review
  95. Visual Magic (1991)
    David Thomson
  96. [+]
    Voices Carry (Review)
    David Thomson
    Fast-Talking Dames, by Maria DiBattista
    1. Fast-Talking Dames by Maria DiBattista
    The New Republic, August 13, 2001, pp. 38-41
  97. Warren Beatty and Desert Eyes (1987)
    David Thomson
    A Life and a Story
    1 Review, 1 Readable
  98. [+]
    The Watcher (Review)
    David Thomson
    The Hitchcock Murders, by Peter Conrad
    1. The Hitchcock Murders by Peter Conrad
    The New Republic, October 1, 2001, pp. 37-40
  99. [+]
    When Looks Could Kill (Review)
    David Thomson
    Ava Gardner: "Love Is Nothing", by Lee Server
    1. Ava Gardner: "Love Is Nothing" by Lee Server
    The New Republic, June 5, 2006, pp. 35-37
  100. The Whole Equation (2005)
    David Thomson
    A History of Hollywood
    3 Reviews
  101. Wild Excursions (1972)
    David Thomson
    The Life and Fiction of Laurence Sterne
    1 Review
  102. [+]
    Wishin' and Mopin' (Review)
    David Thomson
    Dusty! Queen of the Postmods, by Annie J. Randall
    1. Dusty! Queen of the Postmods by Annie J. Randall
    The New Republic, April 1, 2009, p. 43
  103. World History from 1914 to 1961 (1955)
    David Thomson
    2 Reviews, 1 Readable
  104. World History, 1914-1968 (1964)
    David Thomson
    1 Review
  105. [+]
    "You Used To Be In Pictures" (Review)
    David Thomson
    Star: How Warren Beatty Seduced America, by Peter Biskind
    1. Star: How Warren Beatty Seduced America by Peter Biskind
    The New Republic, May 13, 2010, pp. 34-36
  106. The Zone of Hunger
    David Thomson
    The Nation, January 10, 1959, pp. 31-33
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