Please join Buxton Books to celebrate the launch of William Thompson’s Lightwaves: A Film Critic’s Odyssey. This volume is a carefully curated collection of the best actor/director/screenwriter interviews, reviews, movie history retrospectives, and weekly columns written by Bill Thompson during his 19 years as film critic at The Post and Courier, Charleston, South Carolina’s Pulitzer Prize winning newspaper.
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About Lightwaves: A Film Critic’s Odyssey:
Lightwaves: A Film Critic’s Odyssey is a carefully curated collection of the best actor/director/screenwriter interviews, reviews, movie history retrospectives, and weekly columns written by Bill Thompson during his 19 years as film critic of the Charleston (S.C.) Post and Courier. Those interviewed include Charlton Heston, Barbra Streisand, Mel Gibson, John Travolta, Jodie Foster, Kevin Costner, Vanessa Redgrave, Tommy Lee Jones, Lily Tomlin, Hal Holbrook, Leslie Caron, Malcolm McDowell, Halle Berry, Martin Landau, Amy Adams, Dennis Hopper, Robert Wagner, Peter Fonda, Kate Nelligan, Tom Wilkinson, Natasha Richardson, Michael York, Ryan Gosling, Rachel McAdams, Carl Reiner, and many others.
About Bill Thompson:
Bill Thompson, a free-lance writer and critic, was from 1990 to 2010 he was the full-time film critic and columnist of the Charleston (S.C.) Post and Courier. During his 52 years in journalism, he has also been a book review editor, travel writer, arts editor, music columnist, and sportswriter.