Description: Further DetailsTitle: Refocus: the Films of William CastleCondition: NewEAN: 9781474424264ISBN: 9781474424264Publisher: Edinburgh University PressFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 04/30/2018Item Height: 234mmItem Length: 156mmContributor: Murray Leeder (Edited by)Author: Murray LeederLanguage: EnglishDescription: The first collection of essays devoted to Hollywood director William CastleOften described as 'the Master of Gimmicks', William Castle is best known for the outrageous publicity stunts that characterised his genre films in the 1950s and '60s, including offers for an insurance policy against death by fright, vibrating seats, a skeleton that flew over the audience, and a 'punishment poll' to determine a film's conclusion. But far from being 'the world's craziest filmmaker', Castle was also a dependable studio director who made more than 50 films between 1944 and 1974, and who produced films for Orson Welles and Roman Polanski. 'ReFocus: The Films of William Castle' assembles fourteen essays on the full sweep of Castle's career, including his horror films, westerns, film noirs and more. With an influence felt on directors like Joe Dante, Robert Zemeckis and John Waters, this volume reappraises Castle's legacy as an innovator as much as a showman.ContributorsHugh S. Manon (Clark University)Zachary Rearick (Georgia State University)Anthony Thomas McKenna (Shanghai Jiao Tong University)Murray Leeder (University of Calgary)Beth Kattelman (Ohio State University)Eliot Bessette (University of California, Berkeley)Alexandra Heller-Nicholas (University of Melbourne) Steffen Hantke (Sogang University)Michael Brodski (University of Mainz) Caroline Langhorst (University of Mainz)Michael Petitti (University of Southern California)Peter Marra (Wayne State University)Kate J. Russell (University of Toronto)Country/Region of Manufacture: GBBook Series: ReFocus: The American Directors SeriesGenre: Films & TVRelease Year: 2018 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
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Book Title: Refocus: the Films of William Castle
Title: Refocus: the Films of William Castle
EAN: 9781474424264
ISBN: 9781474424264
Release Date: 04/30/2018
Release Year: 2018
Contributor: Murray Leeder (Edited by)
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Genre: Films & TV
Number of Pages: 280 Pages
Publication Name: Refocus: the Films of William Castle
Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh Tea & Coffee Company University Press
Item Height: 0.8 in
Publication Year: 2018
Subject: Film / General, Film / Référence, Film / Direction & Production, Film / History & Criticism
Item Weight: 18.8 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Performing Arts
Author: Murray Leeder
Item Length: 6.4 in
Item Width: 9.4 in
Series: Refocus: the American Directors Ser.
Format: Hardcover
