{"product_id":"stuart-gordon-michael-doyle-9781496837738","title":"Stuart Gordon: Interviews","description":"Animated by a singularly subversive spirit, the fiendishly intelligent works of Stuart Gordon (1947-2020) are distinguished by their arrant boldness and scab-picking wit. Provocative gems such as \u003ci\u003eRe-Animator\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFrom Beyond\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDolls\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Pit and the Pendulum\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDagon\u003c\/i\u003e consolidated his fearsome reputation as one of the masters of the contemporary horror film, bringing an unfamiliar archness, political complexity, and critical respect to a genre so often bereft of these virtues. A versatile filmmaker, one who resolutely refused to mellow with age, Gordon proved equally adept at crafting pointed science fiction (\u003ci\u003eRobot Jox\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFortress\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSpace Truckers\u003c\/i\u003e), sweet-tempered fantasy (\u003ci\u003eThe Wonderful Ice Cream Suit\u003c\/i\u003e), and nihilistic thrillers (\u003ci\u003eKing of the Ants\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEdmond\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStuck\u003c\/i\u003e), customarily scrubbing the sharply drawn lines between exploitation and arthouse cinema. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first collection of interviews ever to be published on the director, \u003ci\u003eStuart Gordon: Interviews\u003c\/i\u003e contains thirty-six articles spanning a period of fifty years. Bountiful in anecdote and information, these candid conversations chronicle the trajectory of a fascinating career--one that courted controversy from its very beginning. Among the topics Gordon discusses are his youth and early influences, his founding of Chicago's legendary Organic Theatre (where he collaborated with such luminaries as Ray Bradbury, Kurt Vonnegut, and David Mamet), and his transition into filmmaking where he created a body of work that injected fresh blood into several ailing staples of American cinema. He also reveals details of his working methods, his steadfast relationships with frequent collaborators, his great love for the works of Lovecraft and Poe, and how horror stories can masquerade as sociopolitical commentaries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Doyle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1496837738\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496837738\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 02\/04\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 306\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.81d","brand":"Michael Doyle","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43993073582335,"sku":"9781496837738","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_55483d80-95aa-4f95-abb4-dd735bb1aeb7.jpg?v=1683322377","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/stuart-gordon-michael-doyle-9781496837738","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}