DEDICATED TO DAVID MILLER,

MY RUSSIAN IMMIGRANT GRANDFATHER,

WHO WAS THE BRAVEST, WISEST, AND STRONGEST

MAN I EVER KNEW. HE WAS MY FIRST TEACHER AND

MY EARLIEST INSPIRATION. HE DIED WHEN

I WAS TEN AND REMAINS MY GREATEST HERO.

THANK YOU, GRANDPA.

AND TO ANDREW SARRIS, WHO LED ME OUT OF

THE DARKNESS AND INTO THE CINEMATIC LIGHT.

I AM ETERNALLY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR KNOWLEDGE,

GUIDANCE, ENCOURAGEMENT, AND FRIENDSHIP.

MAY YOU REST IN HEAVENLY PEACE, IN CINEMA’S

ULTIMATE REVIVAL HOUSE.