Ridley Scott (eBook)

A Biography

Vincent LoBrutto (Autor)

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2019
280 Seiten
The University Press of Kentucky (Verlag)
978-0-8131-7710-6 (ISBN)

Infos

A study of the iconic and influential film director's life and work, from the author of Stanley Kubrick: A Biography.With celebrated works such as Alien, Blade Runner, Thelma & Louise, and Gladiator, Ridley Scott has secured his place in Hollywood. This legendary director and filmmaker has had an undeniable influence on art and the culture of filmmaking, but is also a respected media businessman.In Ridley Scott: A Biography, Vincent LoBrutto delves into Ridley Scott's oeuvre in a way that allows readers to understand the yin and yang of his exceptional career, offering a unique crosscut between the biographical facts of Scott's personal life-his birth and early days in northeast England, his life in New York City-and his career in Hollywood as a director and producer of television commercials, TV series, miniseries, and feature films.Every film is presented, analyzed, and probed for a greater understanding of the visionary, his personality, and his thought process, for a deeper perception of his astounding work and accomplishments. The voices of cast and crew who have worked with Ridley Scott, as well as the words of the man himself, are woven throughout this book for a fully realized, critical biography, revealing the depth of the artist and his achievements.

Autor

lt;P>Vincent LoBrutto is a film instructor in the Department of Film, Video and Animation at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan. He is the author of numerous books on filmmaking, including Stanley Kubrick: A Biography, Martin Scorsese: A Biography, and Gus Van Sant: His Own Private Cinema. LoBrutto is a recipient of the Robert Wise Award for Journalistic Illumination of the Art of Editing from the American Cinema Editors Society.

Inhalt

IntroductionMother's Milk: The Early Life of Ridley ScottBrother and Brother: Boy and BicycleThe Professional: From the BBC to Television CommercialsFencers: The DuellistsAlienation: AlienElectric Ladyland: Blade RunnerMythology: LegendNoir One/Noir Two: Someone to Watch over Me and Black RainMale Feminist: Thelma & LouiseColumbus Day: 1492: Conquest of ParadiseAdventures Not in Paradise: White SquallNot G.I. Joe: G.I. JaneRidley Scott's Spartacu: GladiatorYou Don't Say No to 'Big Dino': HannibalThe Burden of Men: Black Hawk DownCon Job: Matchstick MenCrusades and Romantic Comedy: Kingdom of Heaven and A Good YearCrime Story: American GangsterI Spy: Body of LiesRevisionist Robin: Robin HoodPrequel? PrometheusAt Law: The CounselorNot Otto Preminger's Exodus: Exodus: Gods and KingsRed: The MartianSon of Prometheus: Alien: CovenantTrue Crime Again: All the Money in the WorldEpilogue

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 17.5.2019
• Reihe/Serie: Screen Classics
• Reihe/Serie: Screen Classics
• Reihe/Serie: Screen Classics
• Zusatzinfo: 11 b&w halftones
• Verlagsort: Lexington
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
• Schlagworte: 1492: Conquest of Paradise • A Good Year • Alien • All The Money In The World • American gangster • auteur theory • Black Hawk Down • Black Rain • Blade runner • Body of Lies • Cinematography • Exodus: Gods and Kings • famous movie directors • Film production • genre-defining work • G.I. Jane • Hannibal • iconic movies • Kingdom Of Heaven • Legend • Matchstick men • must-see movies • Pop culture • popular culture • Prometheus • Robin Hood • sci fi genre • sci fi movies • Someone to Watch Over Me • Spartacus: Gladiator • The Counselor • The Duellists • Thelma & Louise • Thelma and Louise • The Martian • thriller movies • Thrillers • White Squall
• ISBN-10: 0-8131-7710-3 / 0813177103
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8131-7710-6 / 9780813177106