In Peter Bogdanovich's best movies, and some of the worst, the past and present collide
From his first feature film, 1968's "Targets," to his last, 2014's "She's Funny That Way," Peter Bogdanovich was always slightly out of step with his times. Given to a nostalgist's over-indexing of the past, he nevertheless pressed on into the future, beginning his career with a then-unfashionable sympathy to those who came before and ending up with a whimsical air of delight to still be at it.
His complicated career is often depicted as cautionary tale of ego and success destroying one's artistic integrity, and it is undeniable he made massive mistakes in his life and work. Frequently his own biggest obstacle, he also had
