Joseph McBride is the author of twenty-four books, including the biography Searching for John Ford (hailed as "definitive" by the New York Times and the Irish Times), biographies of Capra and Spielberg, three books on Welles, and critical studies of Ernst Lubitsch and Billy Wilder. A former film and television writer as well as a reporter, reviewer, and columnist for Daily Variety in Hollywood, McBride is a professor in the School of Cinema at San Francisco State University. Michael Wilmington (1946–2022) was a renowned film reviewer for the Chicago Tribune and other publications, including the Los Angeles Times, LA Weekly, L.A. Style, Movie City News, Sight&Sound, Film Comment, and Isthmus. While at the Tribune, Wilmington won two Peter Lisagor awards for arts criticism. The National Society of Film Critics, of which Wilmington was a longtime member, dedicated its 2022 awards to his memory. He was also a celebrated stage actor and teacher and a reviewer on cable television.
Joseph McBride is the author of twenty-two books, including acclaimed biographies of Frank Capra, John Ford, and Steven Spielberg, two other books on Welles, and critical studies of Ernst Lubitsch and Billy Wilder. A former reporter, reviewer, and columnist for
Daily Variety in Hollywood, McBride is a professor in the School of Cinema at San Francisco State University.