Castaways of the Image Planet

Movies, Show Business, Public Spectacle

Nonfiction, Entertainment, Film, Direction & Production, Art & Architecture, General Art, Art Technique, Fiction & Literature, Essays & Letters, Essays
Cover of the book Castaways of the Image Planet by Geoffrey O'Brien, Counterpoint
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Geoffrey O'Brien ISBN: 9781619022515
Publisher: Counterpoint Publication: June 1, 2013
Imprint: Counterpoint Language: English
Author: Geoffrey O'Brien
ISBN: 9781619022515
Publisher: Counterpoint
Publication: June 1, 2013
Imprint: Counterpoint
Language: English

One of our best cultural critics here collects sixteen years' worth of essays on film and popular culture. Topics range from the invention of cinema to contemporary F-X aesthetics, from Shakespeare on film to Seinfeld, and we include essays on 30's screwball comedies, Hong Kong Martial Arts movies, to the roots of spy movies and the televising of Clinton's grand jury testimony.

O'Brien emphasizes the unpredictable interactions between film as a medium apt for expressing the most private dreams and film as the mass literature of the modern world. Several of the pieces are profiles of individual actors or directors-Orson Welles, Michael Powell, Ed Wood, Marlon Brando, Alfred Hitchcock, Dana Andrews, The Marx Brothers, Bing Crosby-whose careers are probed to look for the point where obsession meets public myth-making.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

One of our best cultural critics here collects sixteen years' worth of essays on film and popular culture. Topics range from the invention of cinema to contemporary F-X aesthetics, from Shakespeare on film to Seinfeld, and we include essays on 30's screwball comedies, Hong Kong Martial Arts movies, to the roots of spy movies and the televising of Clinton's grand jury testimony.

O'Brien emphasizes the unpredictable interactions between film as a medium apt for expressing the most private dreams and film as the mass literature of the modern world. Several of the pieces are profiles of individual actors or directors-Orson Welles, Michael Powell, Ed Wood, Marlon Brando, Alfred Hitchcock, Dana Andrews, The Marx Brothers, Bing Crosby-whose careers are probed to look for the point where obsession meets public myth-making.

More books from Counterpoint

Cover of the book The Boundaries of Desire by Geoffrey O'Brien
Cover of the book River of Ink by Geoffrey O'Brien
Cover of the book Sex, Death & Oysters by Geoffrey O'Brien
Cover of the book Subtraction by Geoffrey O'Brien
Cover of the book Guesswork by Geoffrey O'Brien
Cover of the book Electric City by Geoffrey O'Brien
Cover of the book Mountains and Rivers Without End by Geoffrey O'Brien
Cover of the book The Hidden History of the JFK Assassination by Geoffrey O'Brien
Cover of the book Original Death by Geoffrey O'Brien
Cover of the book Entries by Geoffrey O'Brien
Cover of the book Crazy Weather by Geoffrey O'Brien
Cover of the book Total Loss Farm: A Year in the Life by Geoffrey O'Brien
Cover of the book Nature as Measure by Geoffrey O'Brien
Cover of the book Hitler's Pawn by Geoffrey O'Brien
Cover of the book Spiritual American Trash by Geoffrey O'Brien
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy