David Thomson

David Thomson is the author of The Biographical Dictionary of Film, Moments That Made the Movies, and the pioneering novel Suspects, which was peopled with characters from film. He lives in San Francisco.

Why Alfred Hitchcock’s Films Still Feel Dangerous

David Thomson on a Genius of Cinema

March 24, 2021 By David Thomson

The Coded Queer Lives of a Hollywood Classic

David Thomson on the Subtextual Sexuality in The Sweet Smell of Success

January 30, 2019 By David Thomson

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