Molly Haskell
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One of Morrissey's favourite books: "From Reverence to Rape: The Treatment of Women in the Movies" - via NME interview (1983):
Morrissey - "Portrait Of The Artist As A Consumer"
Mentioned In
- Handsome Devils: Dave McCullough Is Smitten By The Smiths - Sounds (June 4, 1983)
- Portrait Of The Artist As A Consumer - NME (September 17, 1983)
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Molly Clark Haskell (born September 29, 1939) is an American film critic and author. She contributed to The Village Voice—first as a theatre critic, then as a movie reviewer—and from there moved on to New York magazine and Vogue. Her most influential book is From Reverence to Rape: The Treatment of Women in the Movies (1974; revised and reissued in 1987). She co-hosted Turner Classic Movies' The Essentials with Robert Osborne in 2006 for one season.