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The Cinema of George A. Romero: Knight of the Living Dead, Second Edition
Tony Williams
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Description for The Cinema of George A. Romero: Knight of the Living Dead, Second Edition
Hardback. Series: Directors' Cuts. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: APFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 454.
In this comprehensive portrait of horror's definitive director, Tony Williams ties George A. Romero's films to the development of literary naturalism and American culture, expanding the artist's creative footprint beyond his mastery of the "splatter movie" genre. Williams locates Romero's influences in the work of Emile Zola, the Entertainment Comics of the 1950s, and the novels of Stephen King, revealing the interdisciplinary depth of his seminal films Night of the Living Dead (1968), Creepshow (1982), Monkey Shines (1988), and The Dark Half (1992). For this second edition, Williams reads Romero's Bruiser (2000) against his more recent Land of the Dead ... Read more
In this comprehensive portrait of horror's definitive director, Tony Williams ties George A. Romero's films to the development of literary naturalism and American culture, expanding the artist's creative footprint beyond his mastery of the "splatter movie" genre. Williams locates Romero's influences in the work of Emile Zola, the Entertainment Comics of the 1950s, and the novels of Stephen King, revealing the interdisciplinary depth of his seminal films Night of the Living Dead (1968), Creepshow (1982), Monkey Shines (1988), and The Dark Half (1992). For this second edition, Williams reads Romero's Bruiser (2000) against his more recent Land of the Dead ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Series
Directors' Cuts
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231173544
SKU
V9780231173544
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About Tony Williams
Tony Williams is professor and Area Head of Film Studies at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. He has published widely in the areas of horror and American independent cinema, including the book Hearths of Darkness: The Family in the American Horror Film.
Reviews for The Cinema of George A. Romero: Knight of the Living Dead, Second Edition
One can look to Tony Williams' indispensable book for an abundance of enlightening observations about this important American director. Film Quarterly [A] fascinating book. New York Times