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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Rob StonePublisher: Columbia University Press Imprint: Wallflower Press Edition: second edition Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.383kg ISBN: 9780231165532ISBN 10: 0231165536 Pages: 192 Publication Date: 01 May 2013 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock ![]() The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Language: English Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction: Walk, Don't Run: The Cinema of Richard Linklater 1. Locating Linklater 2. Crafting Contradictions 3. The Form and Content of Slack 4. American Art House 5. Dreamstate, USA: The Metaphysics of Animation 6. The Spaces In Between Filmography Bibliography IndexReviewsAt last, a comprehensive study of one of America's most important independent filmmakers. This hugely readable and highly nuanced book reveals the sophisticated approach to filmmaking that underpins the apparent casualness of Linklater's 'slacker' aesthetic. -- Paul Cooke, University of Leeds A study as compelling and nuanced as Linklater's films. With remarkable insight, this volume provides provocative reflections on industry and indie filmmaking practices by exploring the work of this innovative filmmaker. -- Ann Marie Stock, College of William and Mary At last, a comprehensive study of one of America's most important independent filmmakers. This hugely readable and highly nuanced book reveals the sophisticated approach to filmmaking that underpins the apparent casualness of Linklater's 'slacker' aesthetic. -- Paul Cooke, University of Leeds A study as compelling and nuanced as Linklater's films. With remarkable insight, this volume provides provocative reflections on industry and indie filmmaking practices by exploring the work of this innovative filmmaker. -- Ann Marie Stock, College of William and Mary Stone's excellent book covers the director's entire career with skill and insight, illustrated with numerous stills throughout...an excellent course text, written in direct, accessible language. Choice 11/1/2013 Author InformationRob Stone is professor of film studies at the University of Birmingham. He is the author of Spanish Cinema and Flamenco in the Works of Federico Garcia Lorca and Carlos Saura, and Julio Medem, and coeditor of The Unsilvered Screen: Surrealism on Film, Screening Songs in Hispanic and Lusophone Cinema, and A Companion to Luis Bunuel. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |