Free Delivery Over $100
|
|
|||
|
||||
OverviewTerence Fisher brought the modern Gothic horror film to life in the second half of the twentieth century. As director John Carpenter (Halloween) notes in his introduction, Terence Fisher and The Curse of Frankenstein was the beginning of it all for the modern horror film... Full Product DetailsAuthor: Wheeler W. Dixon , John CarpenterPublisher: Scarecrow Press Imprint: Scarecrow Press Volume: 26 Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9780810823754ISBN 10: 0810823756 Pages: 591 Publication Date: 01 July 1991 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews...performs the significant service of evaluating Fisher's early, hard-to-see work, and some of its insights...have a vivid ring of truth. Video Watchdog ...a wonderful study... The Big Reel Recommended for most film study collections with an interest in horror. Library Journal ...totally fascinating...the critical findings of such research are illuminating and carefully thought out...For any horror movie fan...this volume is a must-have. Midnight Marquee Dixon is a real expert on film techniques and conducted valuable interviews with Fisher's widow and many of his colleagues. Sfra Newsletter This book is a must for all Hammer film fans, and of course, all Terence Fisher fans...rich with interviews, background information and great photos...Don't miss this one...should be required reading. Behind The Screams Dixon has done his work very well indeed. The research is flawless...a welcome and valuable resource... Entertainment Magazine Dixon's in-depth research is evident throughout this work...a must... Movie Collectors World ...makes a good case for searching for copies of lesser-known titles... Psychotronic ...excellent career biography... Film Review Annual ...performs the significant service of evaluating Fisher's early, hard-to-see work, and some of its insights...have a vivid ring of truth. Video Watchdog ...a wonderful study... The Big Reel Recommended for most film study collections with an interest in horror. Library Journal ...totally fascinating...the critical findings of such research are illuminating and carefully thought out...For any horror movie fan...this volume is a must-have. Midnight Marquee Dixon is a real expert on film techniques and conducted valuable interviews with Fisher's widow and many of his colleagues. Sfra Newsletter This book is a must for all Hammer film fans, and of course, all Terence Fisher fans...rich with interviews, background information and great photos...Don't miss this one...should be required reading. Behind the Screams Dixon has done his work very well indeed. The research is flawless...a welcome and valuable resource... Entertainment Magazine Dixon's in-depth research is evident throughout this work...a must... Movie Collectors World ...makes a good case for searching for copies of lesser-known titles... Psychotronic ...excellent career biography... Film Review Annual ...performs the significant service of evaluating Fisher's early, hard-to-see work, and some of its insights...have a vivid ring of truth. Video Watchdog ...a wonderful study... The Big Reel Recommended for most film study collections with an interest in horror. Library Journal ...totally fascinating...the critical findings of such research are illuminating and carefully thought out...For any horror movie fan...this volume is a must-have. Midnight Marquee Dixon is a real expert on film techniques and conducted valuable interviews with Fisher's widow and many of his colleagues. Sfra Review This book is a must for all Hammer film fans, and of course, all Terence Fisher fans...rich with interviews, background information and great photos...Don't miss this one...should be required reading. Behind the Screams Dixon has done his work very well indeed. The research is flawless...a welcome and valuable resource... Entertainment Magazine Dixon's in-depth research is evident throughout this work...a must... Movie Collectors World ...makes a good case for searching for copies of lesser-known titles... Psychotronic ...excellent career biography... Film Review Annual Author InformationWheeler Winston Dixon is Director, Film Studies Program, University of Nebraska, Lincoln. His book on Truffaut's early film criticism is forthcoming from Indiana, and he has published The B Directors, I Went That-A-Way: The Memoirs of a Western Film Director, and The Films of Freddie Francis (Scarecrow, 1985, 1990, 1991) and has another volume forthcoming in the Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
||||
