{"product_id":"death-wish-a-novel-approach-to-cinema-paperback","title":"Death Wish: A Novel Approach to Cinema - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChris Sorrentino\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSean Howe\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeep Focus\u003c\/i\u003e is a series of film books with a fresh approach. Take the smartest, liveliest writers in contemporary letters and let them loose on the most vital and popular corners of cinema history: midnight movies, the New Hollywood of the sixties and seventies, film noir, screwball comedies, international cult classics, and more. Passionate and idiosyncratic, each volume of \u003ci\u003eDeep Focus\u003c\/i\u003e is long-form criticism that's relentlessly provocative and entertaining. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChristopher Sorrentino's examination of \u003ci\u003eDeath Wish\u003c\/i\u003e is the second entry in the series. The fourth collaboration between director Michael Winner and actor Charles Bronson, \u003ci\u003eDeath Wish\u003c\/i\u003e was the apotheosis of a succession of films hitting screens during the seventies--including \u003ci\u003eBullitt\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDirty Harry\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWalking Tall\u003c\/i\u003e--that tacked against a prevailing liberal wind in Hollywood cinema. Exploiting audience fears of a bestial \"other\" infesting American cities, and explicitly linking law and order with a pastoral ideal of the Old West (and exurban subdivisions), its glib endorsement of vigilantism infuriated liberal critics even as it filled theaters with cheering audiences. Sorrentino examines \u003ci\u003eDeath Wish\u003c\/i\u003e in its various contexts--as movie, as provocation, as social commentary, as political tautology, and as depiction of urban life--and considers its lasting influence on cinema.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristopher Sorrentino\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of five books, including \u003ci\u003eTrance\u003c\/i\u003e, a National Book Award Finalist for fiction, and \u003ci\u003eThe Fugitives\u003c\/i\u003e. His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eA Public Space\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Baffler\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBOMB\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBookForum\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eConjunctions\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFence\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMcSweeney's\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOpen City\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePlayboy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTin House\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other publications. He has been the recipient of fellowships from the Lannan Foundation, the New York Foundation for the Arts, and the Ludwig Vogelstein Foundation, and he was Writer-in-Residence at Fairleigh Dickinson University in 2011. He also has taught at Columbia University, New York University, the New School, and at the Unterberg Poetry Center of the 92nd Street Y.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 118\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 6.4 x 4.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52766207738163,"sku":"9781593762896","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Dd2tJXiKET9781593762896.webp?v=1764642473","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/death-wish-a-novel-approach-to-cinema-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}