Mel Brooks: Genius and Loving It! Freedom and Liberation in the Cinema of Mel Br

Description: Mel Brooks by Thomas A. Christie Mel Brooks: Genius and Loving It Freedom and Liberation in the Cinema of Mel Brooks by Thomas A. ChristieBeloved by his fans and equally praised and derided by the critics many times throughout his long career, Mel Brooks is a creative polymath, a comic talent to be reckoned with - influential, fearless and totally unafraid of his detractors. Yet whether you admire his work or not, one thing remains absolutely certain: this larger-than-life character is a very difficult man to ignore.Mel Brooks has been immortalised as the definitive maestro of big-screen bad taste, a pioneer of the cinematic spoof (and very influential, too - you can see Brooks influence in many places today). But throughout his film-making career, his ardent championship of personal liberty is too often neglected. Examining all eleven of the movies that Brooks directed, from The Producers (1968) to Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995), this book examines the way that this most distinctive of cinematic visionaries came to earnestly and vigourously defend freedom in all of its forms, whether creative, individual, social, cultural or political.As well as famous films like The Producers (If youve got it, flaunt it, baby!), Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein (Frankenstein? Fronkensteen), this book also looks at lesser-known Brooks movies such as 12 Chairs, Silent Movie and Life Stinks.Includes a detailed filmography, movie statistics, examples of critical opinions, a guide to further reading, and a bibliography.Fully illustrated, with stills from all of Mel Brooks movies.ISBN 9781861715104. 404 pages.Thomas Christies scholarship is as always immaculate. Full marks to him for another informative, well written and erudite guide to a neglected director and episode of film history.(Review of John Hughes and Eighties Cinema)Douglas J. Allen (Lecturer in Social Sciences, Motherwell College) FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Mel Brooks: Genius and Loving It Freedom and Liberation in the Cinema of Mel Brooks by Thomas A. Christie Beloved by his fans and equally praised and derided by the critics many times throughout his long career, Mel Brooks is a creative polymath, a comic talent to be reckoned with - influential, fearless and totally unafraid of his detractors. Yet whether you admire his work or not, one thing remains absolutely certain: this larger-than-life character is a very difficult man to ignore. Mel Brooks has been immortalised as the definitive maestro of big-screen bad taste, a pioneer of the cinematic spoof (and very influential, too - you can see Brooks influence in many places today). But throughout his film-making career, his ardent championship of personal liberty is too often neglected. Examining all eleven of the movies that Brooks directed, from The Producers (1968) to Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995), this book examines the way that this most distinctive of cinematic visionaries came to earnestly and vigourously defend freedom in all of its forms, whether creative, individual, social, cultural or political. As well as famous films like The Producers (If youve got it, flaunt it, baby!), Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein (Frankenstein? Fronkensteen), this book also looks at lesser-known Brooks movies such as 12 Chairs, Silent Movie and Life Stinks. Includes a detailed filmography, movie statistics, examples of critical opinions, a guide to further reading, and a bibliography. Fully illustrated, with stills from all of Mel Brooks movies. ISBN 9781861715104. 404 pages. Thomas Christies scholarship is as always immaculate. Full marks to him for another informative, well written and erudite guide to a neglected director and episode of film history. (Review of John Hughes and Eighties Cinema) Douglas J. Allen (Lecturer in Social Sciences, Motherwell College) Long Description Mel Brooks: Genius and Loving It Freedom and Liberation in the Cinema of Mel Brooks by Thomas A. Christie Beloved by his fans and equally praised and derided by the critics many times throughout his long career, Mel Brooks is a creative polymath, a comic talent to be reckoned with - influential, fearless and totally unafraid of his detractors. Yet whether you admire his work or not, one thing remains absolutely certain: this larger-than-life character is a very difficult man to ignore. Mel Brooks has been immortalised as the definitive maestro of big-screen bad taste, a pioneer of the cinematic spoof (and very influential, too - you can see Brooks influence in many places today). But throughout his film-making career, his ardent championship of personal liberty is too often neglected. Examining all eleven of the movies that Brooks directed, from The Producers (1968) to Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995), this book examines the way that this most distinctive of cinematic visionaries came to earnestly and vigourously defend freedom in all of its forms, whether creative, individual, social, cultural or political. As well as famous films like The Producers (If youve got it, flaunt it, baby!), Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein (Frankenstein? Fronkensteen), this book also looks at lesser-known Brooks movies such as 12 Chairs, Silent Movie and Life Stinks. Includes a detailed filmography, movie statistics, examples of critical opinions, a guide to further reading, and a bibliography. Fully illustrated, with stills from all of Mel Brooks movies. ISBN 9781861715104. 404 pages. Thomas Christies scholarship is as always immaculate. Full marks to him for another informative, well written and erudite guide to a neglected director and episode of film history. (Review of John Hughes and Eighties Cinema) Douglas J. Allen (Lecturer in Social Sciences, Motherwell College) Details ISBN1861715102 Author Thomas A. Christie Pages 404 Publisher Crescent Moon Publishing Language English Edition 1st ISBN-10 1861715102 ISBN-13 9781861715104 Media Book Format Paperback Short Title MEL BROOKS Year 2015 Imprint Crescent Moon Publishing Country of Publication United States Publication Date 2015-11-16 Affiliation Ph.D. in English Studies from the University of Stirling; Member of the Royal Society of Literature, the Society of Authors, and the Federation of Writers (Scotland) Illustrations Illustrations, black and white Subtitle Genius and Loving It! Freedom and Liberation in the Cinema of Mel Brooks Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:96172998;

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