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Encyclopedia of Stanley Kubrick '02 9780816043880
by: Phillips, Gene D

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<TD class="" vAlign=top align=left><FONT class=largetextheading>Encyclopedia of Stanley Kubrick</FONT><BR><FONT class=regbold size=2>From Day of the Fight to Eyes Wide Shut</FONT><BR><BR><FONT class=regtext><I>Gene D. Phillips and Rodney Hill</I></FONT><BR><BR><FONT size=2><FONT class=regbold>Specifications:</FONT><BR>
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<FONT class=regtext>Black-and-white photographs and illustrations. Index. Bibliography. Cross-references.&nbsp;<FONT class=regtext>448 Pages. <FONT class=regtext>7 3/8 x 9 1/4.<BR><BR><FONT class=regbold>Reviews:</FONT><BR>
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<FONT class=regtext>"This is an important reference work that is highly recommended for large public and academic libraries." - <I>American Reference Books Annual</I></FONT><BR><BR><FONT class=regtext>"Biographical entries in the Kubrick volume focus on the subject’s importance and influence on Kubrick’s life or works and are especially informative and interesting to read…Because Kubrick…[is] among the best, most popular, and most-studied film directors, [this] authoritative [book] will get a lot of use in both public and academic libraries." - <I>Booklist</I></FONT><BR><BR><FONT class=regtext>“…this reference lives up to its promise of far-reaching coverage…Phillips, the author of many film books and a friend of the director, and film scholar Hill have compiled an impressive fund of information…” - <I>Library Journal</I></FONT><BR><BR><FONT class=regbold>Summary:</FONT><BR>
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<P>No modern film director has been as consistently controversial as Stanley Kubrick. From gripping anti-war dramas such as <I>Paths of Glory</I> to the complexity of his final masterpiece, <I>Eyes Wide Shut</I>, Kubrick commanded his audience’s attention and proved himself to be a master of filmmaking’s technical arts.</P>
<P>Written by long-time Kubrick scholars, with a foreword and afterword by Kubrick’s assistants and personal friends, <I>The Encyclopedia of Stanley Kubrick</I> is the first book published since his death in 1999 that offers complete and unprecedented coverage of:
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<LI>Stanley Kubrick’s life
<LI>The 13 feature films he directed, including <I>2001: A Space Odyssey</I>, <I>A Clockwork Orange</I>, and <I>The Shining </I>
<LI>The actors who starred in his films
<LI>Key members of his crew
<LI>Inspiration for his movies
<LI>Music and composers for his films
<LI>Recurring themes and genres
<LI>Behind-the-scenes insights into his films and his creative process
<LI>Observations from colleagues
<LI>and much more. </LI></UL>
<P>An index and bibliography provide sources for further reading and research. More than 60 photographs and drawings include many never-before-published pictures.</P></FONT><BR><BR><FONT class=regbold>About the Author(s):</FONT><BR>
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<FONT class=regtext><B>Rodney Hill</B> is currently is charge of marketing and publicity at WinStar Cinema, a New York-based distributor of international art-house films. He holds an M.A. in Film from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and has done doctoral work at the University of Kansas, Department of Theater and Film. Hill's essays on film have appeared in Literature/Film Quarterly, Post Script, and elsewhere; and he has served on the editorial boards of The Velvet Light Trap, Deep Focus, and other film-related publications.<BR><BR><B>Gene D. Phillips</B>, is professor of English and film at Loyola University, Chicago, and author of many articles and books on literature and film, including <I>Fiction, Film, and Faulkner</I>. He is a contributor to <I>The Encyclopedia of Filmmakers, The Encyclopedia of Novels Into Film</I>, and <I>The Encyclopedia of Stage Plays Into Film</I>, all for Facts On File. He has just completed a book of interviews about Stanley Kubrick for the University of Mississippi Press, and he was a friend of Kubrick. He lives in Chicago.</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></TD></TR></FONT></TBODY></TABLE>


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Dewey: 791.43 Code: FOF134 Grade Level: 10 - Tertiary


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