Refocus: The Films of Albert Brooks - (Refocus: The American Directors) by Christian B Long (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>Offers the first book-length investigation Albert Brooks' more than six-decade comedy career.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><ul></ul> <p>This is the first sustained critical collection on Albert Brooks, one of the key but under-examined figures in American stand-up, television comedy and Hollywood film comedy. Analysing every film written and directed by Albert Brooks, including <em>Real Life</em> (1979), <em>Modern Romance </em>(1981) and <em>Lost in America</em> (1985), as well as a number of his acting and voice-over roles, his stand-up comedy albums, talk show appearances and writing, the book argues that Albert Brooks not only merits a wider viewership, both critical and popular, but also that his career offers a useful lens through which to understand American film and culture since the late 1960s.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>'This collection of essays makes the case for Albert Brooks's multi-faceted significance as a pioneer of meta-comedy, a satirist of baby-boomer complicity, and a prophet of fail culture. America has spent the last half-century trailing Brooks. This book catches up with him.' Robert J. King, Columbia University This is the first sustained critical collection on Albert Brooks, one of the key but under-examined figures in American stand-up, television comedy and Hollywood film comedy. Analysing every film written and directed by Albert Brooks, including Real Life (1979), Modern Romance (1981) and Lost in America (1985), as well as a number of his acting and voice-over roles, his stand-up comedy albums, talk show appearances and writing, the book argues that Albert Brooks not only merits a wider viewership, both critical and popular, but also that his career offers a useful lens through which to understand American film and culture since the late 1960s. Christian B. Long works in the Graduate School at the University of Queensland. Cover image: Albert Brooks and Bruno Kirby in Modern Romance, 1981, directed by Albert Brooks. Columbia Pictures/Photofest (c) Columbia Pictures Cover design: Stuart Dalziel [EUP logo] edinburghuniversitypress.com ISBN 978-1-4744-3425-6 Barcode<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Dr Christian Long is an Academic Language and Learning Educator at Queensland University of Technology.<p>
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