{"product_id":"death-wish-chris-sorrentino-9781593762896","title":"Death Wish: A Novel Approach to Cinema","description":"\u003ci\u003eDeep Focus\u003c\/i\u003e is a series of film books with a fresh approach. Take the smartest, liveliest writers in contemporary letters and let them loose on the most vital and popular corners of cinema history: midnight movies, the New Hollywood of the sixties and seventies, film noir, screwball comedies, international cult classics, and more. Passionate and idiosyncratic, each volume of \u003ci\u003eDeep Focus\u003c\/i\u003e is long-form criticism that's relentlessly provocative and entertaining. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChristopher Sorrentino's examination of \u003ci\u003eDeath Wish\u003c\/i\u003e is the second entry in the series. The fourth collaboration between director Michael Winner and actor Charles Bronson, \u003ci\u003eDeath Wish\u003c\/i\u003e was the apotheosis of a succession of films hitting screens during the seventies--including \u003ci\u003eBullitt\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDirty Harry\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWalking Tall\u003c\/i\u003e--that tacked against a prevailing liberal wind in Hollywood cinema. Exploiting audience fears of a bestial \"other\" infesting American cities, and explicitly linking law and order with a pastoral ideal of the Old West (and exurban subdivisions), its glib endorsement of vigilantism infuriated liberal critics even as it filled theaters with cheering audiences. Sorrentino examines \u003ci\u003eDeath Wish\u003c\/i\u003e in its various contexts--as movie, as provocation, as social commentary, as political tautology, and as depiction of urban life--and considers its lasting influence on cinema.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chris Sorrentino\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1593762895\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781593762896\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Catapult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 118\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.40h x 4.70w x 0.40d","brand":"Chris Sorrentino","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44191034835199,"sku":"9781593762896","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f8c91cab-76c1-42de-8396-41a9a266822e.jpg?v=1690873640","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/death-wish-chris-sorrentino-9781593762896","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}