MICHAEL ATKINSON is a former film critic for "The Village Voice" and has written for "The Believer, Spin, Details, Maxim, The Guardian, The American Prospect, LA Weekly, The Boston Phoenix, The Stranger, In These Times, Interview, " and numerous other publications. In addition to "Hemingway Deadlights, " he is the author of five books, has published hundreds of poems in the last two decades, and his work has been named as both "Best American Poetry" and "Best American Movie Writing" selections. For more than a decade he has lectured on film history and screenwriting at C. W. Post/Long Island University and New York University. The father of three, he lives with his family on Long Island.