An Askew View: The Films of Kevin Smith (Applause Books)
Muir, John Kenneth
ISBN 10: 1557835861 ISBN 13: 9781557835864
Published by Applause, 2002
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When CLERKS opened at cinemas across the country in 1994, it took everyone, especially the film industry, by surprise. Filmed on a shoestring budget after hours at a convenience store, it was crude (in technique and language), realistic and, above all, hilarious. The movie's nationwide success helped launch the indepedent film boom of the 1990s and catapulted its director, Kevin Smith, to full-fledged stardom. Smith's work is explored in AN ASKEW VIEW, the first ever study of his films. John Kenneth Muir examines all of Smith's movies. including MALLRATS, CHASING AMY, and the hugely controversial and variously interpreted DOGMA. Muir discusses Smith's themes and obsessions in depth: his New Jersey boosterism, the cast of characters that pop in and out of all of his films, and the references to STAR WARS and other icons of pop culture. AN ASKEW VIEW is a fascinating and detailed history of the art of this visionary filmmaker, New Jersey's favorite local-boy-makes-good since Bruce Springsteen.
About the Author: John Kenneth Muir is the award-winning author of more than twenty-five books about film and television and the creator of the web series The House Between (2007–2009). He is the Department Chair for Humanities and Social Sciences at South Piedmont Community College. He lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his wife, twelve-year-old son, three cats, and a bearded dragon.
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Title: An Askew View: The Films of Kevin Smith (...
Publisher: Applause
Publication Date: 2002
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