Kevin Smith: His Films and Fans (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780764363931)

Movie-industry veteran David Gati has compiled and edited a humorous and insightful look at Smith's nearly 30-year filmmaking journey. Through Smith's own funny, honest, and uncensored stories--taken from podcasts, Q&As, and documentaries--readers get to know him as a person, the struggles he's been through, and the people he's worked with, as well as his process for writing, directing, casting, shooting, editing, and showing his films to the public.

• The book is arranged chronologically with each chapter exploring how an aspect of Kevin's life is reflected in one of his 14 films.
• Not to be overlooked is Smith's outsized fan base, who relate to the director's down-to-earth persona and his geeky, sometimes juvenile, often-nostalgic regular-person characters. Gati uses their fan art to add a visual facet to the book's colorful narrative gems.
• Rounding out this scrapbook presentation are on-set stills, candid personal photos, and memorabilia.

The result is an exploration of how films affect and reflect the popular culture of their time, with a light-hearted analysis of the phenomenon of fandom. This unusual biography is a must-have collectible dedicated to a member of the '90s independent filmmakers--which includes Quentin Tarantino, Allison Anders, Robert Rodriguez, Hal Hartley, and Spike Lee--whose relevance and popularity will only continue to grow.

Author: David Gati
ISBN-10: 076436393X
ISBN-13: 9780764363931
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Language: English
Published: 02/21/2023
Pages: 200
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.75lbs
Size: 8.60h x 11.10w x 1.10d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 02/01/2023 pg. 77