John Cassavetes
Title | John Cassavetes PDF eBook |
Author | Tom Charity |
Publisher | Omnibus Press |
Pages | 306 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN |
Celebrates the work of a uniquely uncompromising filmmaker whose examples inspired leading directors like Martin Scorcese.
John Cassavetes: Lifeworks
Title | John Cassavetes: Lifeworks PDF eBook |
Author | Tom Charity |
Publisher | Omnibus Press |
Pages | 376 |
Release | 2012-06-26 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0857128418 |
Drawing on interviews with his closest collaborators, Tom Charity's critical biography explores the pain and perseverance of Cassavetes, widely known as a passionate and charismatic film director and producer.
The Life and Work of John Cassavetes
Title | The Life and Work of John Cassavetes PDF eBook |
Author | Raymond Carney |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | |
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Reminiscences of John Cassavetes
Title | Reminiscences of John Cassavetes PDF eBook |
Author | John Cassavetes |
Publisher | |
Pages | 56 |
Release | 1959 |
Genre | Acting |
ISBN |
Early life and influence of parents; philosophy of life, need for freedom, beginning of interest in acting; attitudes toward acting profession, professionalism, learning the craft, effect of success, relationship of money to expression and creativity; attitudes toward television and Hollywood acting, negative influence of criticism on writers.
John Cassavetes
Title | John Cassavetes PDF eBook |
Author | Gabriella Oldham |
Publisher | Univ. Press of Mississippi |
Pages | 189 |
Release | 2016-07-28 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 1496806727 |
American filmmaker John Cassavetes (1929-1989) made only nine independent films during a quarter century, but those films affected the cinema culture of the 1960s to the 1980s in unprecedented ways. With a close nucleus of actors and crew members on his team, including his wife Gena Rowlands, Peter Falk, and Ben Gazzara, Cassavetes created films that explored the gritty side of human relationships. He staunchly advocated the right of actors and filmmakers to full artistic freedom over their work. Attracting both fervent admirers and harsh critics, Cassavetes's films have garnered prestigious awards in the US and Europe and continue to evoke strong reactions. Starting in New York with his first film Shadows (1959), Cassavetes moved on to the West Coast with Faces (1968), Husbands (1970), Minnie and Moskowitz (1971), A Woman Under the Influence (1974), The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976), Opening Night (1977), Gloria (1980), and Love Streams (1984). He also directed several studio films, which often rankled his independent streak that rebelled against a loss of artistic freedom. Cassavetes's work in the theater and his performances in numerous television programs and films, including The Dirty Dozen (1967) and Rosemary's Baby (1968), made him, as a director, fiercely protective of his actors' right to self-expression. Cassavetes's contributions to film as actor, writer, director, producer, and cinematographer at a time of radical changes in cinema history continue to inspire independent filmmakers to challenge creative restrictions and celebrate actors' artistic contributions. John Cassavetes: Interviews captures this "maverick" streak of an intensely personal filmmaker who was passionate about his art.
New Makers of Modern Culture
Title | New Makers of Modern Culture PDF eBook |
Author | Justin Wintle |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 2569 |
Release | 2016-04-22 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1136768815 |
New Makers of Modern Culture is the successor to the classic reference works Makers of Modern Culture and Makers of Nineteenth-Century Culture, published by Routledge in the early 1980s. The set was extremely successful and continues to be used to this day, due to the high quality of the writing, the distinguished contributors, and the cultural sensitivity shown in the selection of those individuals included. New Makers of Modern Culture takes into full account the rise and fall of reputation and influence over the last twenty-five years and the epochal changes that have occurred: the demise of Marxism and the collapse of the Soviet Union; the rise and fall of postmodernism; the eruption of Islamic fundamentalism; the triumph of the Internet. Containing over eight hundred essay-style entries, and covering the period from 1850 to the present, New Makers of Modern Culture includes artists, writers, dramatists, architects, philosophers, anthropologists, scientists, sociologists, major political figures, composers, film-makers and many other culturally significant individuals and is thoroughly international in its purview. Next to Karl Marx is Bob Marley, next to John Ruskin is Salman Rushdie, alongside Darwin is Luigi Dallapiccola, Deng Xiaoping runs shoulders with Jacques Derrida as do Julia Kristeva and Kropotkin. Once again, Wintle has enlisted the services of many distinguished writers and leading academics, such as Sam Beer, Bernard Crick, Edward Seidensticker and Paul Preston. In a few cases, for example Michael Holroyd and Philip Larkin, contributors are themselves the subject of entries. With its global reach, New Makers of Modern Culture provides a multi-voiced witness of the contemporary thinking world. The entries carry short bibliographies and there is thorough cross-referencing. There is an index of names and key terms.
New Makers of Modern Culture
Title | New Makers of Modern Culture PDF eBook |
Author | Wintle Justin |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 906 |
Release | 2013-05-13 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1134094531 |
New Makers of Modern Culture is the successor to the classic reference works Makers of Modern Culture and Makers of Nineteenth-Century Culture, published by Routledge in the early 1980s. The set was extremely successful and continues to be used to this day, due to the high quality of the writing, the distinguished contributors, and the cultural sensitivity shown in the selection of those individuals included. New Makers of Modern Culture takes into full account the rise and fall of reputation and influence over the last twenty-five years and the epochal changes that have occurred: the demise of Marxism and the collapse of the Soviet Union; the rise and fall of postmodernism; the eruption of Islamic fundamentalism; the triumph of the Internet. Containing over eight hundred essay-style entries, and covering the period from 1850 to the present, New Makers includes artists, writers, dramatists, architects, philosophers, anthropologists, scientists, sociologists, major political figures, composers, film-makers and many other culturally significant individuals and is thoroughly international in its purview. Next to Karl Marx is Bob Marley, next to John Ruskin is Salmon Rushdie, alongside Darwin is Luigi Dallapiccola, Deng Xiaoping runs shoulders with Jacques Derrida, Julia Kristeva with Kropotkin. Once again, Wintle has enlisted the services of many distinguished writers and leading academics, such as Sam Beer, Bernard Crick, Edward Seidensticker and Paul Preston. In a few cases, for example Michael Holroyd and Philip Larkin, contributors are themselves the subject of entries. With its global reach, New Makers of Modern Culture provides a multi-voiced witness of the contemporary thinking world. The entries carry short bibliographies and there is thorough cross-referencing. There is an index of names and key terms.