The Cinema of George A. Romero

by Williams, Tony

• ISBN13: 9781903364734
• ISBN10: 1903364736
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-11-01
• Publisher: Wallflower Pr

Summary

The Cinema of George A. Romero: Knight of the Living Deadis the first in-depth study in English of the career of this foremost auteur working at the margins of the Hollywood mainstream in the horror genre. In placing Romero's oeuvre in the context of literary naturalism, the book explores the relevance of the director's films within American cultural traditions and thus explains the potency of such work beyond 'splatter movie' models. The author explores the roots of naturalism in the work of Emile Zola and traces this through to the EC Comics of the 1950s and on to the work of Stephen King. In so doing, the book illuminates the importance of seminal Romero texts such as Night of the Living Dead(1968), Creepshow(1982), Monkey Shines(1988), The Dark Half(1992). This study also includes full coverage of Romero's latest feature, Bruiser(2000), as well as his screenplays and teleplays.

Author Biography

Tony Williams is Professor and Area Head of Film Studies at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. He has published widely in the areas of horror and American independent cinema

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	vii
Introduction	1	(3)
ONE A Director and his Traditions	4	(17)
TWO Night of the Living Dead	21	(12)
THREE There's Always Vanilla	33	(14)
FOUR Jack's Wife	47	(12)
FIVE The Crazies	59	(15)
SIX Martin	74	(10)
SEVEN Dawn of the Dead	84	(15)
EIGHT Knightriders	99	(15)
NINE Creepshow	114	(14)
TEN Day of the Dead	128	(13)
ELEVEN Monkey Shines	141	(15)
TWELVE One Evil Eye and The Dark Half	156	(15)
Conclusion	171	(7)
Appendix One: The Romero Screenplays and Teleplays	178	(9)
Appendix Two: Chronology	187	(3)
Notes	190	(12)
Filmography	202	(6)
Bibliography	208	(4)
Index	212