In this comprehensive portrait of horror's definitive director, Tony Williams ties George A. Romero's films to the development of literary naturalism and American culture, expanding the artist's creative footprint beyond his mastery of the "splatter movie" genre. Williams locates Romero's influences in the work of Emile Zola, the Entertainment Comics of the 1950s, and the novels of Stephen King, revealing the interdisciplinary depth of his seminal films Night of the Living Dead (1968), Creepshow (1982), Monkey Shines (1988), and The Dark Half (1992). For this second edition, Williams reads Romero's Bruiser (2000) against his more recent Land of the Dead (2005) and takes a fresh look at Diary of the Dead (2007) and Survival of the Dead (2009), two overlooked films that feature Romero's greatest achievements yet.
| ISBN: | 9780231173544 |
| Publication date: | 5th May 2015 |
| Author: | Tony Williams |
| Publisher: | Wallflower Press an imprint of Columbia University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 320 pages |
| Series: | Directors' Cuts |
| Genres: |
Individual film directors, film-makers |
In this comprehensive portrait of horror's definitive director, Tony Williams ties George A. Romero's films to the development of literary naturalism and American culture, expanding the artist's creative footprint beyond his mastery of the "splatter movie" genre. Williams locates Romero's influences in the work of Emile Zola, the Entertainment Comics of the 1950s, and the novels of Stephen King, revealing the interdisciplinary depth of his seminal films Night of the Living Dead (1968), Creepshow (1982), Monkey Shines (1988), and The Dark Half (1992). For this second edition, Williams reads Romero's Bruiser (2000) against his more recent Land of the Dead (2005) and takes a fresh look at Diary of the Dead (2007) and Survival of the Dead (2009), two overlooked films that feature Romero's greatest achievements yet.
The Cinema of George A. Romero features in the following genres: Individual film directors, film-makers
The Cinema of George A. Romero is available in Paperback, Hardback
The Cinema of George A. Romero was written by Tony Williams and published by Wallflower Press an imprint of Columbia University Press
The Cinema of George A. Romero has 320 pages
Yes it is part of Directors' Cuts series