{"product_id":"violent-screen-a-critics-13-years-on-the-front-lines-of-movie-mayhem-paperback-1","title":"Violent Screen: A Critic's 13 Years on the Front Lines of Movie Mayhem - 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\u003eStephen Hunter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBaltimore Sun\u003c\/i\u003e film critic Stephen Hunter is an unrivaled master of his craft. This extraordinary collection includes the best of Hunter's movie reviews, taking aim at one hundred of the most important (or notorious) violent films released since 1982. With an incisive, machine-gun style of writing, Hunter pulls no punches when he bashes \u003ci\u003eBlue Velvet, Tombstone, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Legends of the Fall\u003c\/i\u003e. And he doesn't hold back in his praise of \u003ci\u003eThe Wild Bunch, Goodfellas, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Reservoir Dogs\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCommenting on movies and society, Tarantino, Stone, and Peckinpah, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sly Stallone, and Glenn Close, Hunter cuts right to the bone in exposing our flaws, fantasies, and flat-out love affair with blood and gore. His reviews are classics, and this collection is like a straight shot of pure adrenaline--an electrifying jolt of truth and insight no moviegoer can ignore. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A virtual laundry list of sex and violence: film noir, outlaws, sexual obsession, horror, westerns, war, action-adventure, race and domestic violence . . . will delight cinaste and casual browser alike.\"--\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Hunter\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of 20 novels and the retired chief film critic for \u003ci\u003ethe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, where he won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Distinguished Criticism. His novels include \u003ci\u003eThe Third Bullet;\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSniper's Honor;\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eI, Sniper;\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eI, Ripper;\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePoint of Impact\u003c\/i\u003e, which was adapted for film and TV as \u003ci\u003eShooter. \u003c\/i\u003eHunter lives in Baltimore, Maryland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.02 x 8.56 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 19, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52710160498995,"sku":"9780385316521","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/MjBaV1FDSkdDUEQ1ZGh4THRJSWdBQT09_505ee850-2c95-413a-a7e7-52fe1821bc61.webp?v=1763485212","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/violent-screen-a-critics-13-years-on-the-front-lines-of-movie-mayhem-paperback-1","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}