Second sight selected film writing of Adam Mars-Jones / Adam Mars-Jones.
| Author/creator | Mars-Jones, Adam, 1954- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London, UK : Reaktion Books, 2019. |
| Description | 311 pages ; 23 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Works. Selections |
| Contents | My independence -- Alien3 (1992) -- Strange days (1995) -- Schindler's list (1993) -- 'Thirteen Spielbergs' (2016) -- Three billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) -- 'Slavish "Independents"' (1999) -- Safe (1995) -- Cinematically challenged (1996) -- Who framed Roger Rabbit (1988) -- Toy story (1996) -- 'Being and viscousness' (2017) -- Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) -- Henri-Georges Clouzot's Inferno (2009) -- Twister (1996) -- Logan lucky (2017) -- Downsizing (2017) -- Roma (2018) -- Sauvage (2019) -- Quiet, please (2004) -- Prospero's books (1991) -- The draughtsman's contract (1982, re-released 1994). |
| Abstract | "The film review can be a little art form, not just a consumer guide, as this collection shows. Covering more than 30 years of film releases, celebrated critic Adam Mars-Jones guides us through the most entertaining, most appalling, most fantastic films of his viewing lifetime, interleaving his original film reviews with new insights and reflections. Mars-Jones answers the questions that no other book has even bothered to ask. What is Twister really about? How many Steven Spielbergs are there? (Spoiler: he counts thirteen). How many of them are worth anything? Who had the greatest slow-burn career in the movies. (Clue: he taught Montgomery Clift how to roll a cigarette.) Which science-fiction film features the most haunting use of slime? Funny, combative and revealing, Second Sight is a celebration of the art form that maintains the strongest hold on the modern imagination."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Issued in other form | Ebook version : 9781789141825 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2020418106 |
| ISBN | 9781789141542 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 1789141540 (hardback) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |