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- ISBN
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- Book Title
- Hollywood's Stephen King
- Item Length
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- Palgrave Macmillan
- Publication Year
- 2003
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
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- Features
- Revised
- Genre
- Literary Criticism, Performing Arts
- Topic
- Film / Genres / Horror, Television / History & Criticism, Screenplays, Semiotics & Theory, Film / History & Criticism
- Item Width
- 5.5in
- Item Weight
- 11.6 Oz
- Number of Pages
- Xx, 235 Pages
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For the past three decades, Hollywood has faithfully adapted much of Stephen King's fiction into film. Of the many major films that have been made, not one has lost money. Part of this may be explained in terms of King's own popularity in American culture; he has been, after all, a best-selling writer since the late 1970s. But more interesting is what this cinematic fascination reveals about postmodern American culture. In the first overview of Hollywood's major cinematic interpretations of Stephen King, Tony Magistrale examines the various thematic, narrative, and character interconnections that highlight the relationships among his films. Opening with a revealing interview with Stephen King, the book takes us through chapters that explore such popular films as Stand By Me, Misery, The Shining, The Green Mile, and The Shawshank Redemption among others.
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Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN-10
0312293216
ISBN-13
9780312293215
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Book Title
Hollywood's Stephen King
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Features
Revised
Topic
Film / Genres / Horror, Television / History & Criticism, Screenplays, Semiotics & Theory, Film / History & Criticism
Publication Year
2003
Genre
Literary Criticism, Performing Arts
Number of Pages
Xx, 235 Pages
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Item Length
8.5in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
11.6 Oz
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1 Vol.
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Pn1993.5
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Revised Edition
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"...a useful elucidation of King's work through the skewed lens of Hollywood." - Publishers Weekly "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, and both 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, Hollywood'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 "An authoritative exploration of our bogeyman laureate's remarkable afterlife in the dr, "...informative and well-written study for students and King enthusiasts alike, highly recommended."--Rosalind Dayen,Library Journal "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, inHollywood'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 makeHollywood's Stephen Kingdifferent 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 ofCarrieandCujo,Apt Pupil,The Dead Zone,The Running Man,The Night Flier, and both the cinematic and TV versions ofThe Shining. The section onDolores Claiborneis 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,Hollywood's Stephen Kingamply confirms Tony Magistrale's position as the dean of King critics. This book is a keeper."--Mary Pharr, editor ofFantastic 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?' ReadingHollywood's Stephen Kingwas 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 Kingis 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 likeStand By MeandThe Shawshank Redemptioncan be found on the same shelf asChildren of the Corn IIIandThe 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 ofRunandStephen King: The Art of Darkness, "...informative and well-written study for students and King enthusiasts alike, highly recommended."--Rosalind Dayen, Library Journal "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, and both 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, Hollywood'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, "...informative and well-written study for students and King enthusiasts alike, highly recommended."--Rosalind Dayen, Library Journal "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 , and both 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, Hollywood''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
Table of Content
Preface * Steve's Take: An Interview with Stephen King * The Lost Children: Carrie , Firestarter , Stand By Me , Silver Bullet , Hearts in Altantis * Maternal Archetypes: Cujo , Misery , Dolores Claiborne * Paternal Archetypes: The Shining , Pet Sematary , Apt Pupil * Defining Heroic Codes of Survival: The Dead Zone , The Shawshank Redemption , The Green Mile * Technologies of Fright: Christine , The Running Man , Maximum Overdrive , The Mangler , The Night Flier * King of the Miniseries: Salem's Lot , IT , The Stand , The Shining , Storm of the Century , Rose Red * Films Cited * Works Cited * Index
Copyright Date
2003
Lccn
2003-056464
Dewey Decimal
791/.43/6
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
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