Education
degrees from Loyola University of Chicago, and a Doctor of Philosophy in English Literature from Fordham University in 1970.
degrees from Loyola University of Chicago, and a Doctor of Philosophy in English Literature from Fordham University in 1970.
Phillips has been a prolific author of biographical books on filmmakers, and has published extended interviews with many filmmakers including Alfred Hitchcock, Stanley Kubrick, Fritz Language, and Joseph Losey. Phillips was raised near Springfield, Ohio. He received his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts Since 1970 Phillips has taught at Loyola University of Chicago.
He has written or edited more than 20 books on filmmakers and film (see bibliography).
Several of these have been reviewed by major newspapers. Phillips has served on juries at the Cannes, Berlin, and Chicago International Film Festivals.
He has been a member of the editorial board for the journal Literature/Film Quarterly since its founding in 1973. This journal claims to be "the longest standing international journal devoted to the study of adaptation" (ie the adaptation of literature to film).