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9781585679713

Ten Bad Dates With De Niro

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    9781585679713

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    1585679712

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  • Copyright: 2010-01-05
  • Publisher: Overlook Pr
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Summary

"It's been a long time since I've come across a set of lists quite so piquant and entertaining as Ten Bad Dates With De Niro."-Louis Bayard, Salon(CriticÕs Pick) What are the Top Ten movies for making cigarettes look cool? Do good films ever win the Oscar? What is film's most tragic farewell, greatest opening-credit sequence, grisliest murder, loosest screen adaptation, most gratuitous use of sex and violence? How do you make a great movie without a movie camera? And why do Robert De Niro's characters behave so badly to women? Born of the cinephile's well-known love of lists, Ten Bad Dates with DeNirois a symposium and celebration of viewing pleasures, private passions, and cinematic lost causes. Contributors include a fine cast of critics, filmmakers, and writers ranging from Steven Soderbergh and the Coen brothers to Andrew O'Hagan and George Pelecanos.

Author Biography

Richard T. Kelly is a journalist and documentary filmmaker. His books include Sean Penn: His Life and Times, The Name of this Book is Dogme 95, a study of the Danish film movement cofounded by Lars von Trier, Alan Clarke, and the novel Crusaders. He lives in London.

Table of Contents

List of Contributorsp. ix
Introductionp. 1
Losing it at the Movies: Pure Emotional Responses to Cinemap. 3
Quality Counts: Arguments, Judgements, and Personal Views on the 'Best' and 'Worst' in Cinemap. 27
The Phantom Picture House: Movies You Can't See, Won't See, or Will Never, Ever Get to Seep. 59
Take Two, or Even Three: Remakes, Recycles and Return Visitsp. 77
That Thing They Do: Actors and Actingp. 89
What Are You Wearing?: Wardrobe, Cosmetics, and Personal Stylep. 125
Careers You Might Consider: Obsessive Professions and Callingsp. 155
Nearly Human: Animal, Mineral and Ethereal Icons of the Moviesp. 181
Cruel and Unusual: Quirks, Landmarks and Innovations in Screen Violencep. 201
Intermission: A Bite to Eat, and a Bag of Pick 'n' Mixp. 233
Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: They're Called 'Motion Pictures'p. 255
Sex, Drugs, and a Little Bit of Rock 'n' Rollp. 275
The Grown-Up Arts: Older Forms and Their Impact on Filmp. 315
Craftsmen at Work: Unsung Techniques that Have Transformed Moviesp. 339
Strange, the Power of Cheap Music: (With Apologies to Noël Coward)p. 375
Location, Location, Location: Where it Happens, Why that Mattersp. 387
Cinema Will Eat Itself: Loving Acts of Self-Referencep. 405
Spoiler Alert!: Narrative Turns, Stings, and Endingsp. 417
And Finally: With Compliments of the Seasonp. 451
Acknowledgementsp. 459
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