US Dollars
“The collective agreement to gather with a group of strangers in a darkened theater to watch moving images on a screen is one of the most unusual human behaviors of recent times.”
—From the introduction by Nick Clement
Double Features: Big Ideas in Film examines our understanding of movies and the effect they have on our wider culture. The 23 selections in this innovative new anthology explore different aspects of film and filmmaking, from the perspective of artists and creators, directors and producers, and audiences and critics. Inside you’ll find:
- Acclaimed authors, including Manuel Muñoz, Walter Murch, Camille Paglia, A. O. Scott, and Sheryl St. Germain
- Writing on childhood, race, technology, heroism, and romance
- Essays, short stories, reviews, interviews, and poetry
Please note, this book contains mature content.
Creating
- Yossarian Is Alive and Well in the Mexican Desert
- Countercultural Architecture and Dramatic Structure (print edition only)
- Shooting to Kill*
- Laugh, Cry, Believe: Spielbergization and Its Discontents
- In the Blink of an Eye*
- "One Hang, We All Hang": High Plains Drifter
- Lynch on Lynch*
Performing
- John Wayne: A Love Song
- Nonstop Action: Why Hollywood's Aging Heroes Won't Give Up the Gun
- Willing
- Furiosa: The Virago of Mad Max: Fury Road
Watching
- Scary Movies
- Skyshot
- Edward Hopper's New York Movie
- Why We Crave Horror Movies
Commenting
- The Birds*
- Your Childhood Entertainment Is Not Sacred
- Pygmalion's Ghost: Female AI and Technological Dream Girls
- The Solace of Preparing Fried Foods and Other Quaint Remembrances from 1960s Mississippi: Thoughts on The Help
*Indicates a selection taken from a longer work.
