Hollywood's Stephen King Tapa blanda - 2003
de T. Magistrale
Tony Magistrale explores many of the movie versions of Stephen King's works and provides important insights into both the films and the fiction on which they are based.
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"As the most perceptive of the myriad of critics who have studied Stephen King's canon over the last several decades, Tony Magistrale has a just claim to the title of premier King scholar in America. Now, in "Hollywood's Stephen King," Magistrale has written an indispensable addition to the field. Like others before him, Magistrale examines a selection of movies and miniseries adapted from King's fiction or created by King himself, but two factors make "Hollywood's Stephen King" different from its predecessors: its stylistic lucidity and its literary focus. As always, Magistrale writes in an accessible but contemplative manner, one that allows both devotees and academics to grasp his work. In this study, he uses that style to probe King's most important movies and miniseries for their significance as literary parables that serve as social metaphors. For the most part, Magistrale eschews cinematic theory and technical miscellany; instead, he offers an exceptionally perceptive literary overview of the way Hollywood has interpreted--and misinterpreted--King's fiction.
After a preface that investigates and refutes the notion that King's films are not worthy of serious consideration, Magistrale divides his book into chapters analyzing a selection of those films that center on children, on females, on fathers, on heroes, and on technology. These chapters are bookended by a particularly candid new interview with King and an equally frank chapter on the strengths and weaknesses of King's made-for-television movies. The entire volume is worth reading, but its highlights include astute evaluations of "Carrie" and "Cujo," "Apt Pupil," "The Dead Zone," "The Running Man," "The Night Flier," andboth the cinematic and TV versions of "The Shining," The section on "Dolores Claiborne" is simply the best analysis I've ever read of that under-appreciated film, and Magistrale is well ahead of most critics in his understanding of the moral implications of King's most somber work, the original teleplay "Storm of the Century." Overall, H"ollywood's Stephen King" amply confirms Tony Magistrale's position as the dean of King critics. This book is a keeper."--Mary Pharr, editor of "Fantastic Odysseys: Selected Essays from the Twenty-Second International Conference on the Fantastic in the Arts" "Finally! Tony Magistrale explores many of the movie versions of Stephen King's works and provides important insights into both the films and the fiction on which they are based. As I read the manuscript, I kept making marginal notes like 'Insightful, ' 'Interesting, ' and 'Wow. Why didn't I think of that?' Reading "Hollywood's Stephen King" was a pleasure that brought back pleasant memories of the good film adaptations and explained why so many other adaptations were less successful. "Hollywood's Stephen King" is an important critical work and one that should be on the shelves of everyone who is interested in King, popular culture, cultural studies, and film."--Carol Senf, professor at The Georgia Institute of Technology
"Novels are novels, and films are films--and when the twain meet, it' s a miracle. Tony Magistrale' s informed commentary on Hollywood' s scattershot (and often scatter-brained) approach to the fiction of Stephen King helps explain why classics like "Stand By Me" and "The Shawshank Redemption" can be found on the same shelf as "Children of the Corn III" and"The Mangler," A must-read for King' s many fans, as well as screenwriters and producers, and for moviegoers who wonder why so much can be lost in the translation from the page to the screen."--Douglas E. Winter, author of "Run" and "Stephen King: The Art of Darkness"
Detalles
- Título Hollywood's Stephen King
- Autor T. Magistrale
- Encuadernación Tapa blanda
- Páginas 233
- Volúmenes 1
- Idioma ENG
- Editorial Palgrave MacMillan, Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.
- Fecha de publicación 2003-11-22
- Ilustrado Sí
- ISBN 9780312293215 / 0312293216
- Peso 0.64 libras (0.29 kg)
- Dimensiones 8.26 x 5.48 x 0.67 pulgadas (20.98 x 13.92 x 1.70 cm)
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Temas
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Library of Congress subjects Horror films - United States - History and, King, Stephen - Film and video adaptations
- Número de catálogo de la Librería del Congreso de EEUU 2003056464
- Dewey Decimal Code 791.436
Reseñas en medios
Citas
- Choice, 03/01/2004, Page 1297
- Library Journal, 10/15/2003, Page 71
- Publishers Weekly, 10/06/2003, Page 74
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