{"product_id":"steven-soderbergh-anthony-kaufman-9781496820341","title":"Steven Soderbergh: Interviews, Revised and Updated","description":"The long and prolific career of Steven Soderbergh (b. 1963) defies easy categorization. From his breakout beginnings in 1989 with \u003ci\u003esex, lies, and videotape \u003c\/i\u003eto 2013, when he retired from big-screen studio movie making to focus on other pursuits including television, the director's output resembles nothing less than an elaborate experiment. Soderbergh's Hollywood vehicles such as the \u003ci\u003eOcean's Eleven\u003c\/i\u003e movies, \u003ci\u003eContagion\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMagic Mike\u003c\/i\u003e appear just as risky and outside-the-box as low-budget exercises such as \u003ci\u003eSchizopolis\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBubble\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Girlfriend Experience\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This updated edition details key career moments: his creative crisis surrounding his fourth film, \u003ci\u003eThe Underneath\u003c\/i\u003e; his rejuvenation with the ultra-low-budget free-style \u003ci\u003eSchizopolis\u003c\/i\u003e; the mainstream achievements \u003ci\u003eErin Brockovich, Traffic, \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eOcean's Eleven\u003c\/i\u003e films; and his continuing dedication to pushing his craft forward with films as diverse as conspiracy thrillers, sexy dramas, and biopics on Che Guevara and Liberace. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Spanning twenty-five years, these conversations reveal Soderbergh to be as self-effacing and lighthearted in his later more established years as he was when just beginning to make movies. He comes across as a man undaunted by the glitz and power of Hollywood, remaining, above all, a truly independent filmmaker unafraid to get his hands dirty and pick up the camera himself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anthony Kaufman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1496820347\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496820341\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 11\/13\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Anthony Kaufman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43989917630719,"sku":"9781496820341","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c57bff2e-e4bd-46b5-bc53-3cc747f72780.jpg?v=1683302061","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/steven-soderbergh-anthony-kaufman-9781496820341","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}