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Telling
the Truth about Life and Art
Three packets of interviews
with Ray Carney are available exclusively through www.Cassavetes.com.
They are not for sale in any store and only available through this web
site.
In them Ray Carney talks about —
- the importance
of art in a world organized around business values
- the importance
of the unique, individual voice in a world of averages and generalizations
- the importance
of excellence in a world of mediocrity
- the importance
of truth–telling in a world devoted to popularity and celebrity
- the difference
between teaching content (facts, methods, and techniques) and teaching
ways of knowing
- what’s
wrong with the study of film in college and graduate school
- why most film
books and film reviews are so bad
Ray Carney, Why
Art Matters: A collection of essays, interviews, and lectures on
life and art, softbound, approximately 150 pages (60,000 words).
Available for $15.
A collection of essays, interviews,
and lectures on art, life, and film that appeared in Visions and Moviemaker magazines
between 1993 and 1999. The collection includes the celebrated “The
Rules of the Game,” “Fake Independence and Real Truth,” “The
Path of the Artist,” and many additional pieces. This packet
reprints the complete texts of many items that are published only in
excerpts on Ray Carney’s site.
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Ray Carney, Necessary
Experiences—What art can show us about ourselves and our
culture, softbound, approximately 170 pages (60,000 words).
Available for $15.
A collection of essays and
interviews on art, life, and independent film that appeared in Filmmaker, Moviemaker, The
Daily Telegraph, and other places between 1999 and 2002. Ray Carney
talks with Jim McKay, Cynthia Rockwell, Jake Mahaffy, and others about
his impressions of Cassavetes the man, and about the lessons he learned
while working on his Cassavetes on Cassavetes and Shadows books.
He talks with Shelley Friedman about independent filmmaking and the
importance of making a life when making a career. This packet reprints
the complete texts of many items that are published only in excerpts
on Ray Carney’s web site.
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Ray Carney, What's
Wrong with Film Books, Film Courses, and Film Reviewing—And
How to Do It Right, softbound, approximately 190 pages (80,000
words). Available for $15.
A book-length interview in
which Ray Carney talks about his experiences as a classroom teacher,
his views of the American media and film reviewing system, and his
experiences in the world of publishing. The complete interview will
be published in two parts. Part one is now available. Check back for
the availability of part two in the near future. This packet reprints
the complete texts of many items that are published only in excerpts
on Ray Carney’s web site.
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To obtain copies of any
of the three packets of material please send $15 for each item, along
with your name and address, and the title of the collection you are
ordering, to the following address. For
faster service, you may use the PayPal button below to pay by credit
card.
Ray Carney
Special Book Offer
College of Communication
640 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston University
Boston, MA 02215
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In addition, watch
for a new book by Ray Carney, tentatively titled: The Real Independent
Movement: Beyond the Hype, forthcoming next year. Check back
on this site for more information or to order an advance copy.
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