Tom Shone is an American film critic and writer. He was the ''

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'' film critic from 1994 to 1999 and has written for ''

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. He is the author of ''Blockbuster: How Hollywood Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Summer'', published in 2004 by

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. The book is an analysis of the Hollywood blockbuster phenomenon driven chiefly by

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in the 1970s, based on interviews with these and other filmmakers. Shone's first novel, ''In the Rooms'' was published in the U.K. by Hutchinson on July 2, 2009 and in the U.S. by St Martin's Press in 2011. He also wrote the books ''Martin Scorsese: A Retrospective'' and ''Woody Allen: A retrospective'', published in 2014 and 2015. Shone collaborated with

Christopher Nolan Christopher Edward Nolan (born 30 July 1970) is a British-American filmmaker. Known for his lucrative Hollywood blockbusters with complex storytelling, Nolan is considered a leading filmmaker of the 21st century. His films have grossed $5&nb ...

for an in-depth look at the filmmaker's work, called ''The Nolan Variations: The Movies, Mysteries, and Marvels of Christopher Nolan'' (2020). ''

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'' wrote in their review that "this is the definitive word on Nolan and a must for film buffs."

Neal Gabler Neal Gabler (born 1950) is an American journalist, writer and film critic. Gabler graduated from Lane Tech High School in Chicago, Illinois, class of 1967, and was inducted into the National Honor Society. He graduated ''summa cum laude'' from t ...

called the book "intelligent, illuminating, rigorous, and highly readable. The very model of what a filmmaking study should be. Essential reading for anyone who cares about Nolan or about film for that matter."

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