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  • The Beats

    A Very Short Introduction

    by David Sterritt ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the writers of the Beat Generation revolutionized American literature with their iconoclastic approach to language and their angry assault on the conformity and conservatism of postwar society. They and their followers took aim at the hypocrisy and taboos of their time--particularly those involving sex, race, and class--in such provocative works as Jack Kerouac's ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Films of Alfred Hitchcock

    by David Sterritt ...
    Long renowned as the “master of suspense,” Alfred Hitchcock is one of the rare filmmakers to achieve both a critical reputation for cinematic artistry and enduring popularity with everyday moviegoers around the world. His distinctive public image brought together a serious, even tormented artist and a mischievous magician with a penchant for practical jokes.This book presents an engaging overview ... Read more

    $34.99 CAD

  • The Cinema of Clint Eastwood

    Chronicles of America

    by David Sterritt ...
    Series series Directors' Cuts
    He became a movie star playing The Man With No Name, and today his name is known around the world. Measured by longevity, productivity, and profits, Clint Eastwood is the most successful actor-director-producer in American film history. This book examines the major elements of his career, focusing primarily on his work as a director but also exploring the evolution of his acting style, his long ... Read more

    $27.99 CAD

  • The Beats

    A Very Short Introduction

    by David Sterritt ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the writers of the Beat Generation revolutionized American literature with their iconoclastic approach to language and their angry assault on the conformity and conservatism of postwar society. They and their followers took aim at the hypocrisy and taboos of their time--particularly those involving sex, race, and class--in such provocative works as Jack Kerouac's ... Read more

    $7.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Rock 'n' Roll Movies

    by David Sterritt ...
    Series series Quick Takes: Movies and Popular Culture
    Rock ‘n’ Roll Movies presents an eclectic look at the many manifestations of rock in motion pictures, from teen-oriented B-movies to Hollywood blockbusters to avant-garde meditations to reverent biopics to animated shorts to performance documentaries. Acclaimed film critic David Sterritt considers the diverse ways that filmmakers have regarded rock ‘n’ roll, some cynically cashing in on its ... Read more

    $20.99 CAD

  • Spike Lee's America

    by David Sterritt ...
    Series series America Through the Lens
    Spike Lee has directed, written, produced, and acted in dozens of films that present an expansive, nuanced, proudly opinionated, and richly multifaceted portrait of American society. As the only African-American filmmaker ever to establish a world-class career, Lee has paid acute attention to the experiences of racial and ethnic minorities. But white men and women also play important roles in his ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

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    The Beats

    A Very Short Introduction

    by David Sterritt ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 41 min

    In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the writers of the Beat Generation revolutionized American literature with their iconoclastic approach to language and their angry assault on the conformity and conservatism of postwar society. They and their followers took aim at the hypocrisy and taboos of their time—particularly those involving sex, race, and class—in such provocative works as Jack Kerouac's ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBooks

    Also available as: eBooks

  • Simply Hitchcock

    by David Sterritt ...
    Series Book 10 - Great Lives
    "David Sterritt is widely recognized as one of the most knowledgeable, perceptive, and accessible commentators on Alfred Hitchcock’s career. He makes a convincing case for the charm, technical innovativeness, and often perverse wit of Hitchcock’s films and television shows while, at the same time, not shying away from exploring troubling aspects of his career. Relax with this delightful book and ... Read more

    $11.30 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The B List

    The National Society of Film Critics on the Low-Budget Beauties, Genre-Bending Mavericks, and Cult

    Edited by David Sterritt, John C. Anderson ...
    What kind of collection could possibly find common ground among The Son of Kong, Platoon, and Pink Flamingos? What kind of fevered minds could conceive of such a list? What are the unheard-of qualities that tie them all together?The answers: This book. The National Society of Film Critics. And the far-reaching enticements of the B movie itself.Once the B movie was the Hollywood stepchild, the ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • Giving the Devil His Due

    Satan and Cinema

    by Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock, Regina M. Hansen, Simon Bacon, Katherine A. Fowkes, David Hauka, Russ Hunter, Barry C. Knowlton, Eloise R. Knowlton, Murray Leeder0, R. Barton Palmer1, Carl H. Sederholm2, David Sterritt3, J.P. Telotte4 ...
    **Finalist, 2021 Bram Stoker Awards (**Superior Achievement in Non-Fiction)The first collection of essays to address Satan’s ubiquitous and popular appearances in filmLucifer and cinema have been intertwined since the origins of the medium. As humankind’s greatest antagonist and the incarnation of pure evil, the cinematic devil embodies our own culturally specific anxieties and desires, reflecting ... Read more

    $36.99 CAD

  • Acting

    by Julie Levinson, Victoria Duckett, Arthur Nolletti, David Sterritt, Donna Peberdy, Cynthia Baron ...
    Series series Behind the Silver Screen Series
    Screen performances entertain and delight us but we rarely stop to consider actors’ reliance on their craft to create memorable characters. Although film acting may appear effortless, a host of techniques, artistic conventions, and social factors shape the construction of each role.The chapters in Acting provide a fascinating, in-depth look at the history of film acting, from its inception in 1895 ... Read more

    $33.99 CAD

  • Tough Ain't Enough

    New Perspectives on the Films of Clint Eastwood

    by Stephen Prince, Jonathan Kirshner, Diane Carson, David Sterritt, Murray Pomerance, Lucy Bolton, Alexandra Keller, Charity Lofthouse, Lester D. Friedman, David Desser1 ...
    Throughout his lengthy career as both an actor and a director, Clint Eastwood has appeared in virtually every major film genre and, at this point in his career, has emerged as one of America’s most popular, recognizable, and respected filmmakers. He also remains a controversial figure in the political landscape, often characterized as the most prominent conservative voice in mostly liberal ... Read more

    $36.99 CAD