Refocus: The Films of Budd Boetticher - (Refocus: The American Directors) by Gary D Rhodes & Robert Singer (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>An evaluation of one of the most important yet overlooked of Hollywood auteurs - Budd Boetticher - who was responsible for a number of classic films, including his famous 'Ranown' series of westerns starring Randolph Scott.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>One of the most important yet overlooked of Hollywood auteurs, Budd Boetticher was responsible for a number of classic films, including his famous 'Ranown' series of westerns starring Randolph Scott. With influential figures like Martin Scorsese and Clint Eastwood acknowledging Boetticher's influence, and with growing academic interest in his work, Gary D. Rhodes and Robert Singer present a vital collection of essays on the director's long career, from a range of international scholars. Looking at celebrated films like <em>Buchanan Rides Alone</em> (1958) and <em>Comanche Station</em> (1960), as well as at lesser-known works like <em>Escape in the Fog</em> (1945) and <em>Behind Locked Doors</em> (1948), this book also addresses Boetticher's influential television work on the James Garner series <em>Maverick</em>, and Boetticher's continuing aesthetic influence on contemporary TV classics like <em>Breaking Bad</em>.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>Please change name order to Rhodes & Singer. This series produces new critical volumes from an interdisciplinary perspective, bringing influential, yet neglected, American directors to the attention of a new audience of scholars and students in both Film Studies and American Studies. ReFocus: The Films of Budd Boetticher 'Rigorous, tightly focused, lucid and forceful - Budd Boetticher's films lend their own distinctive attributes to this outstanding and long-overdue collection of critical essays on the great Hollywood director. While his celebrated Westerns rightly take centre stage, an impressive posse of scholars does full justice to the entirety of Boetticher's varied oeuvre. An indispensable contribution.' Barry Langford, Royal Holloway, University of London One of the most important yet overlooked of Hollywood auteurs, Budd Boetticher was responsible for a number of classic films, including his famous 'Ranown' series of westerns starring Randolph Scott. With Martin Scorsese and Clint Eastwood among influential figures acknowledging Boetticher's influence, and with growing academic interest in his work, Gary D. Rhodes and Robert Singer present a vital collection of essays on the director's long career, from a range of international scholars. Looking at acclaimed films like Buchanan Rides Alone (1958) and Comanche Station (1960), as well as at lesser-known works such as Escape in the Fog (1945) and Behind Locked Doors (1948), this book also addresses Boetticher's influential television work on the James Garner series Maverick, and Boetticher's continuing aesthetic influence on contemporary TV classics like Breaking Bad. Gary D. Rhodes currently serves as Postgraduate Director for Film Studies at Queen's University in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Robert Singer is a Professor of Liberal Studies at the CUNY Graduate Center. Cover image: Comanche Station, 1960, Budd Boetticher (c) Columbia/The Kobal Collection Cover design: [EUP logo] edinburghuniversitypress.com ISBN 978-1-4744-1903-1 Barcode<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>'The diversity of approach and the individuality of the writing come together for a common focus with such clarity and illumination, resulting in <em>Refocus: The Films of Budd Boetticher</em> being an essential read. It is the publication that fans of Budd Boetticher have longed for.'</p>--Dean Brandum "Senses of Cinema"<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Gary D. Rhodes is Head of Film & Mass Media at the University of Central Florida. He is the author of Lugosi (1997), White Zombie: Anatomy of a Horror Film (2002), Emerald Illusions: The Irish in Early American Cinema (2012) and The Perils of Moviegoing in America (2012). Rhodes is also the writer-director of the documentary films Lugosi: Hollywood's Dracula (1997) and Banned in Oklahoma (2004). Currently he is at work on a history of the American horror film to 1915, as well as a biography of William Fox. <p>Robert Singer is a Professor of Liberal Studies at the CUNY Graduate Center. He received a Ph.D. from New York University in Comparative Literature. His areas of expertise include literary and film interrelations, interdisciplinary research in film history and aesthetics, and comparative studies. He co-edited Zola and Film (2005), The Brooklyn Film (2003), and he also co-authored the text, The History of Brooklyn's Three Major Performing Arts Institutions (2003).<p>
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