{"product_id":"brian-de-palmas-split-screen-douglas-keesey-9781628466973","title":"Brian de Palma's Split-Screen: A Life in Film","description":"Over the last five decades, the films of director Brian De Palma (b. 1940) have been among the biggest successes (\u003ci\u003eThe Untouchables\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eMission: Impossible\u003c\/i\u003e) and the most high-profile failures (\u003ci\u003eThe Bonfire of the Vanities\u003c\/i\u003e) in Hollywood history. De Palma helped launch the careers of such prominent actors as Robert De Niro, John Travolta, and Sissy Spacek (who was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Actress in \u003ci\u003eCarrie\u003c\/i\u003e). Indeed, Quentin Tarantino named \u003ci\u003eBlow Out\u003c\/i\u003e as one of his top three favorite films, praising De Palma as the best living American director. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Picketed by feminists protesting its depictions of violence against women, \u003ci\u003eDressed to Kill\u003c\/i\u003e helped to create the erotic thriller genre. \u003ci\u003eScarface\u003c\/i\u003e, with its over-the-top performance by Al Pacino, remains a cult favorite. In the twenty-first century, De Palma has continued to experiment, incorporating elements from videogames (\u003ci\u003eFemme Fatale\u003c\/i\u003e), tabloid journalism (\u003ci\u003eThe Black Dahlia\u003c\/i\u003e), YouTube, and Skype (\u003ci\u003eRedacted and Passion\u003c\/i\u003e) into his latest works. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e What makes De Palma such a maverick even when he is making Hollywood genre films? Why do his movies often feature megalomaniacs and failed heroes? Is he merely a misogynist and an imitator of Alfred Hitchcock? To answer these questions, author Douglas Keesey takes a biographical approach to De Palma's cinema, showing how De Palma reworks events from his own life into his films. Written in an accessible style and including a chapter on every one of his films to date, this book is for anyone who wants to know more about De Palma's controversial films or who wants to better understand the man who made them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Douglas Keesey\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1628466979\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781628466973\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/20\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 362\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.94d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2015","brand":"Douglas Keesey","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43979439145215,"sku":"9781628466973","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a562348f-0f00-4403-af89-dccc4597a1e1.jpg?v=1683245548","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/brian-de-palmas-split-screen-douglas-keesey-9781628466973","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}