{"product_id":"brian-de-palmas-split-screen-a-life-in-film-paperback-softback-9781496809728","title":"Brian De Palma's Split-Screen; A Life in Film (Paperback \/ softback) 9781496809728","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBrian De Palma's Split-Screen\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Life in Film\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDouglas Keesey (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781496809728\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 30 January 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e364 pages, 20 b\u0026amp;w illustrations\u003cbr\u003e23.3 x 15.5 x 2 cm, 0.58 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eBy cunningly projecting De Palma's life side-by-side with his films, Douglas Keesey has brought to light the hidden, deep desires of a film director previously categorized as a purely genre filmmaker. Thanks to Keesey, I can now rewatch De Palma's films with new eyes.\"\" - Paul Duncan, film historian.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\"\u003cem\u003eBrian De Palma's Split-Screen\u003c\/em\u003e is an insightful and highly scholarly book. It is the best book so far on the life and works of De Palma. It is a very well researched book and provides deep analysis of De Palma's works. It should be on the university curriculum for film studies. It is a must-read for everyone interested in the life and works of Brian De Palma and cinema in general.\"\" - \u003cem\u003eThe Washington Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eOver the last five decades, the films of director Brian De Palma (b. 1940) have been among the biggest successes (\u003cem\u003eThe Untouchables, Mission: Impossible\u003c\/em\u003e) and the most high-profile failures (\u003cem\u003eThe Bonfire of the Vanities\u003c\/em\u003e) in Hollywood history. De Palma helped launch the careers of such prominent actors as Robert De Niro, John Travolta, and Sissy Spacek (who was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Actress in \u003cem\u003eCarrie\u003c\/em\u003e). Indeed Quentin Tarantino named \u003cem\u003eBlow Out\u003c\/em\u003e as one of his top three favorite films, praising De Palma as the best living American director.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePicketed by feminists protesting its depictions of violence against women, \u003cem\u003eDressed to Kill\u003c\/em\u003e helped to create the erotic thriller genre. \u003cem\u003eScarface\u003c\/em\u003e, with its over-the-top performance by Al Pacino, remains a cult favorite. In the twenty-first century, De Palma has continued to experiment, incorporating elements from videogames (\u003cem\u003eFemme Fatale\u003c\/em\u003e), tabloid journalism (\u003cem\u003eThe Black Dahlia\u003c\/em\u003e), YouTube, and Skype (\u003cem\u003eRedacted and Passion\u003c\/em\u003e) into his latest works.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat makes De Palma such a maverick even when he is making Hollywood genre films? Why do his movies often feature megalomaniacs and failed heroes? Is he merely a misogynist and an imitator of Alfred Hitchcock? To answer these questions, author Douglas Keesey takes a biographical approach to De Palma's cinema, showing how De Palma reworks events from his own life into his films. Written in an accessible style, and including a chapter on every one of his films to date, this book is for anyone who wants to know more about De Palma's controversial films or who wants to better understand the man who made them.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University Press of Mississippi","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52523155587352,"sku":"9781496809728","price":25.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/brian-de-palmas-split-screen-a-life-in-film-paperback-softback-9781496809728","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}