The Cinema of George A. Romero - Knight of the Living Dead 2e

2. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-0-231-17354-4
Verlag: Wallflower Press

Buch, Englisch, 320 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 554 g

Reihe: Directors' Cuts

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 (2005) and takes a fresh look at Diary of the Dead (2007) and Survival of the Dead (2009), two overlooked films that feature Romero's greatest achievements yet.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Williams, Tony

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio Filmtheorie, Filmanalyse
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio Einzelne Filmschauspieler, Filmregisseure, Drehbuchautoren
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio Filmgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

AcknowledgmentsIntroduction to the First EditionIntroduction to the Second Edition1. A Director and His Traditions2. Night of the Living Dead3. There's Always Vanilla4. Jack's Wife5. The Crazies6. Martin7. Dawn of the Dead8. Knightriders9. Creepshow10. Day of the Dead11. Monkey Shines12. One Evil Eye and The Dark Half13. From Bruiser to Land of the Dead14. Diary of the Dead15. Survival of the DeadEpilogueAppendix One: The Romero Screenplays and TeleplaysAppendix Two: ChronologyNotesFilmographyBibliographyIndex

Über Autor(innen)

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.