{"product_id":"9781593762896","title":"Death Wish: A Novel Approach to Cinema","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eSorrentino, Chris; Howe, Sean\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSoft Skull\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11\/1\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.","brand":"Soft Skull","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44218940752127,"sku":"9781593762896","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9781593762896_s600x595.jpg?v=1775582945","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9781593762896","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}