{"product_id":"albert-brooks-interviews-hardback-9781496849977","title":"Albert Brooks; Interviews (Hardback) 9781496849977","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAlbert Brooks\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eInterviews\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlexander Greenhough (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781496849977\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 11 March 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e277 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.272 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eA timely choice for the always dependable Conversations with Filmmakers Series\" - Christopher Schobert (www.thefilmstage.com, \"Recommended New Books on Filmmaking\")\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlbert Brooks: Interviews \u003c\/i\u003ebrings together fourteen profiles of and conversations with Brooks (b. 1947), in which he contemplates, expounds upon, and hilariously jokes about the connections between his show business upbringing, an ambivalence about the film industry, the nature of fame and success, and the meaning and purpose of comedy. Throughout all these encounters, Brooks expresses an unwavering commitment to his own artistic expression as a filmmaker and a rejection of mainstream conventions. With his questioning and critical disposition, nothing seems certain for Albert Brooks except for the integrity of art and the necessity for a wry skepticism about the incongruities of everyday life in corporate America. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBrooks is neither a Hollywood insider nor an outsider. He’s somewhere in-between. Since the early 1970s, this inimitable actor-writer-director has incisively satirized the mass media system from within. After initial work as an inventive comedian, both live and on network television, Brooks contributed six shorts to the first season of \u003ci\u003eSaturday Night Live\u003c\/i\u003e, which earned him a cult following for their avant-garde form and sensibility. These were followed by his feature debut, \u003ci\u003eReal Life\u003c\/i\u003e, the first of only seven films—including \u003ci\u003eModern Romance\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLost in America\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDefending Your Life\u003c\/i\u003e—that Brooks has directed to date. His limited output reflects not only the difficulty in financing idiosyncratic films, but equally the exacting seriousness which Brooks has in making audiences laugh and think at the same time.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChronology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFilmography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvery Kid Should Have an Albert\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e   Paul Slansky \/ 1979\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrooks’\u003cbr\u003es \"Modern\" Role: Mr. Nice Guy, He Is Not\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e   Patrick Goldstein \/ 1981\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlbert Brooks Is Funnier Than You Think\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e   Paul Slansky \/ 1983\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeriously, Here’\u003cbr\u003es Albert Brooks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e   David Elliott \/ 1985\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReal Afterlife\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e   Robert DiMatteo \/ 1991\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlbert Brooks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e   Bill Zehme \/ 1991\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlbert Brooks: Albert Alone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e   Murray Murry \/ 1993\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt’\u003cbr\u003es Albert\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e   Alison Rose \/ 1994\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProblem Child\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e   David Handelman \/ 1997\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll the Choices\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e   Gavin Smith \/ 1999\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlbert Brooks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e   Joe Rhodes \/ 1999\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGood Morning Pakistan: Albert Brooks on the Move\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  Terry Gross \/ 2006\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlbert Brooks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  Scott Tobias \/ 2006\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Want a Sense of Reality\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e  Alexander Greenhough \/ 2018\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University Press of Mississippi","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52607715410200,"sku":"9781496849977","price":66.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/albert-brooks-interviews-hardback-9781496849977","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}