| Scorsese by Ebert Contributor(s): Ebert, Roger (Author), Scorsese, Martin (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0226182029 ISBN-13: 9780226182025 Publisher: University of Chicago Press OUR PRICE: $34.65 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2008 Annotation: America's most respected film critic puts Martin Scorsese's career in illuminating perspective, exploring the different phases and themes that give the director's work such complexity. No one has done as much as Ebert to connect the creators of movies with their consumers.--Richard Corliss, "Time." |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - Direction & Production - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism |
| Dewey: 791.430 |
| LCCN: 2008015418 |
| Physical Information: 0.99" H x 6.6" W x 9.24" (1.27 lbs) 314 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Roger Ebert wrote the first film review that director Martin Scorsese ever received--for 1967's I Call First, later renamed Who's That Knocking at My Door--creating a lasting bond that made him one of Scorsese's most appreciative and perceptive commentators. Scorsese by Ebert offers the first record of America's most respected film critic's engagement with the works of America's greatest living director, chronicling every single feature film in Scorsese's considerable oeuvre, from his aforementioned debut to his 2008 release, the Rolling Stones documentary Shine a Light. In the course of eleven interviews done over almost forty years, the book also includes Scorsese's own insights on both his accomplishments and disappointments. Ebert has also written and included six new reconsiderations of the director's less commented upon films, as well as a substantial introduction that provides a framework for understanding both Scorsese and his profound impact on American cinema. Given their career-long back-and-forth, this collection makes perfect sense. . . . In these reconsiderations, Ebert invites us into his thought processes, letting us see not just what he thinks, but how he forms his opinions. Ebert's insights into Scorsese are terrific, but this book offers the bonus of further insights into Ebert himself.--Time Out Chicago Ebert, film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times, is an unabashed fan of Scorsese, whom he considers 'the most gifted director of his generation.' . . . Of special note are interviews with Scorsese over a 25-year period, in which the director candidly discusses his body of work.--Publishers Weekly |
Contributor Bio(s): Ebert, Roger: - Roger Ebert (1942-2013) was a Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times. In 1975, he teamed up with Gene Siskel of the Chicago Tribune to host the popular Sneak Previews movie review program on PBS, which he continued under various titles for more than thirty-five years. He is the author of numerous books, including Awake in the Dark: The Best of Roger Ebert, the Great Movies collections, and a memoir, Life Itself. His reviews can also be found at RogerEbert.com, the website he cofounded with his wife and partner Chaz Ebert in 2002. |