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 '' Vogue'', ''

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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 Martin Charles Scorsese ( , ; born November17, 1942) is an American filmmaker. One of the major figures of the New Hollywood era, he has received List of awards and nominations received by Martin Scorsese, many accolades, including an Academ ...

: A Retrospective'' and ''

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: A retrospective'', published in 2014 and 2015. Shone collaborated with

Christopher Nolan Sir Christopher Edward Nolan (born 30 July 1970) is a British and American filmmaker. Known for his Cinema of the United States, Hollywood Blockbuster (entertainment), blockbusters with complex storytelling, he is considered a leading filmma ...

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."

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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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