Stanley Kubrick - (Jewish Lives) by David Mikics (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"Stanley Kubrick revolutionized Hollywood with movies like Dr. Strangelove, 2001: A Space Odyssey, and A Clockwork Orange, and electrified audiences with The Shining and Full Metal Jacket. David Mikics takes readers on a deep dive into Kubrick's life and work, illustrating his intense commitment to each of his films."--Provided by publisher.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>An engrossing biography of one of the most influential filmmakers in cinematic history</b> <p/><b>"A cool, cerebral book about a cool, cerebral talent. . . . A brisk study of [Kubrick's] films, with enough of the life tucked in to add context as well as brightness and bite."--Dwight Garner, <i>New York Times</i></b> <p/><b>"An engaging and well-researched primer to the work of a cinematic legend."--<i>Library Journal</i></b> <p/> Kubrick grew up in the Bronx, a doctor's son. From a young age he was consumed by photography, chess, and, above all else, movies. He was a self-taught filmmaker and self-proclaimed outsider, and his films exist in a unique world of their own outside the Hollywood mainstream. Kubrick's Jewishness played a crucial role in his idea of himself as an outsider. Obsessed with rebellion against authority, war, and male violence, Kubrick was himself a calm, coolly masterful creator and a talkative, ever-curious polymath immersed in friends and family. <p/> Drawing on interviews and new archival material, David Mikics for the first time explores the personal side of Kubrick's films.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"A cool, cerebral book about a cool, cerebral talent. . . . A brisk study of his films, with enough of the life tucked in to add context as well as brightness and bite."--Dwight Garner, <i>New York Times</i> <p/>"Mikics is a forensic film critic, and fascinating on what might have been in Kubrick's career."--Ed Potton, <i>The Times</i> <p/>"Mikics proves to be a perceptive critic...The result of his labours is an extremely useful primer for anyone wanting to learn more about Kubrick and his work. It's thoughtful, concise...and fluently written."--Tom Ryan, <i>The Sydney Morning Herald</i> <p/>"Kubrick fans will enjoy this brisk but thorough biography of a consummate filmmaker."--<i>Publishers Weekly</i> <p/>"An engaging and well-researched primer to the work of a cinematic legend."--<i>Library Journal</i> <p/>"Happily, David Mikics's new book . . . is bracingly commonsensical and free from the combination of over-the-top awe and geeky obsessiveness that too often mars commentary on the director."--Peter Tonguette, <i>National Review</i> <p/>"In this excellent book Mikics delivers an insightful exposition on the life and work of Stanley Kubrick. . . . Mikics emphasizes the filmmaker's meticulous attention to the important elements of filmmaking: source text, script, acting, casting, cinematography, lighting, set and production design, sound, and music. . . . Highly recommended."--<i>Choice</i> <p/>"A joy to read . . . elegant and penetrating as both biography and film criticism. Mikics offers such persuasive arguments for the individual movies that I found myself continually rethinking them."--Molly Haskell, author of <i>Steven Spielberg: A Life in Films</i> <p/><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>David Mikics </b>is Moores Distinguished Professor of English at the University of Houston, as well as a columnist for <i>Tablet</i> magazine. His most recent books are <i>Bellow's People</i> and <i>Slow Reading in a Hurried Age.</i>
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