The Cinema of Norman Mailer
Film is Like Death
The Cinema of Norman Mailer
Film is Like Death
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English
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…this is an illuminating, long overdue reassessment of Mailer’s cinematic endeavors.
…this is an illuminating, long overdue reassessment of Mailer’s cinematic endeavors.
You can bet there will never be another book on the films of Norman Mailer. This always intelligent look back at the despised movie career of this famously talented writer is made all the more astonishing by the collected essays' honesty, respect and attempt at historical context. Reading about these movies is way more fun than actually seeing them and even Norman might agree.
Bozung’s collection represents a major advance in our understanding of Mailer’s films—their origins, creation, reception, relationship to his literary work, and enduring influence. His assiduous archival work, communication with almost everyone alive involved with Mailer’s filmmaking, the collection of previously published essays (including Mailer’s), and the commissioning of new ones, plus an extraordinary collection of photographs, makes The Cinema of Norman Mailer the definitive volume on Mailer’s film career.
Justin Bozung is a researcher, writer, and part-time archivist, residing in Georgia, USA. He was a featured contributor at Shock Cinema and Videoscope magazines from 2010 to 2014. He has contributed to two books about Stanley Kubrick: 2001: The Lost Science (2013) and Studies in the Horror Film: Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining (2015). Bozung serves on the board of the Norman Mailer Society and lectures about Mailer's films.
…this is an illuminating, long overdue reassessment of Mailer’s cinematic endeavors.
You can bet there will never be another book on the films of Norman Mailer. This always intelligent look back at the despised movie career of this famously talented writer is made all the more astonishing by the collected essays' honesty, respect and attempt at historical context. Reading about these movies is way more fun than actually seeing them and even Norman might agree.
Bozung’s collection represents a major advance in our understanding of Mailer’s films—their origins, creation, reception, relationship to his literary work, and enduring influence. His assiduous archival work, communication with almost everyone alive involved with Mailer’s filmmaking, the collection of previously published essays (including Mailer’s), and the commissioning of new ones, plus an extraordinary collection of photographs, makes The Cinema of Norman Mailer the definitive volume on Mailer’s film career.
Justin Bozung is a researcher, writer, and part-time archivist, residing in Georgia, USA. He was a featured contributor at Shock Cinema and Videoscope magazines from 2010 to 2014. He has contributed to two books about Stanley Kubrick: 2001: The Lost Science (2013) and Studies in the Horror Film: Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining (2015). Bozung serves on the board of the Norman Mailer Society and lectures about Mailer's films.