Writing About Cinema: A Conversation with Peter Cowie (opens in new tab)

In his delightful and engrossing new memoir Flashbacks: A Passion for Film, Peter Cowie brings to vivid life the era we have come to know as the golden age of art-house cinema, an astonishing period in the growth and distribution of the medium—and one he happened to come of age during and became a major force in shaping. As a pioneering film critic, historian, publisher, festivalgoer, and commentator, Cowie helped introduce legendary film artists—including Ingmar Bergman, Akira Kurosawa, Loui...