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PublisherMcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers

ISBN-100786467487

ISBN-139780786467488

eBay Product ID (ePID)118095101

Product Key Features

Book TitleDirected by Jack Arnold

Number of Pages255 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2012

TopicFilm / General, Individual Director (See Also Biography & Autobiography / Entertainment & Performing Arts), Film / History & Criticism

IllustratorYes

GenrePerforming Arts

AuthorDana M. Reemes

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight12.5 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition19

Reviewsunique and welcome study--Booklist/RBB; ""Reemes has produced a good, solid critical study...entertaining...this is just the kind of director who should be written about""--Classic Images; ""will appeal most to serious students of fifties SF films""--Movie Collector's World, "unique and welcome study"- Booklist ; "Reemes has produced a good, solid critical study...entertaining...this is just the kind of director who should be written about"- Classic Images ; "will appeal most to serious students of fifties SF films"- Movie Collector's World ; "a good deal of useful biographical information otherwise unavailable...profusely illustrated"- Choice ; "thorough attention to each of Arnold's pictures, ably supported by lengthy interview quotes from the director"- Variety ; "thoroughly researched and very interesting...highly recommended"- Cornerstone Magazine ; "most comprehensive...essential...a delight to read"- Midnight Marquee ; "interesting"- Film Review Annual ; "informative...useful"- Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Review Annual ., "unique and welcome study"-- Booklist ; "Reemes has produced a good, solid critical study...entertaining...this is just the kind of director who should be written about"-- Classic Images ; "will appeal most to serious students of fifties SF films"-- Movie Collector's World ; "a good deal of useful biographical information otherwise unavailable...profusely illustrated"-- Choice ; "thorough attention to each of Arnold's pictures, ably supported by lengthy interview quotes from the director"-- Variety ; "thoroughly researched and very interesting...highly recommended"-- Cornerstone Magazine ; "most comprehensive...essential...a delight to read"-- Midnight Marquee ; "interesting"-- Film Review Annual ; "informative...useful"-- Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Review Annual ., "unique and welcome study"-- Booklist "Reemes has produced a good, solid critical study...entertaining...this is just the kind of director who should be written about"-- Classic Images "will appeal most to serious students of fifties SF films"-- Movie Collector's World "a good deal of useful biographical information otherwise unavailable...profusely illustrated"-- Choice "thorough attention to each of Arnold's pictures, ably supported by lengthy interview quotes from the director"-- Variety "thoroughly researched and very interesting...highly recommended"-- Cornerstone Magazine "most comprehensive...essential...a delight to read"-- Midnight Marquee "interesting"-- Film Review Annual "informative...useful"-- Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Review Annual .

Number of Volumes1 vol.

Dewey Decimal791.43/0233/0924

Edition DescriptionAlternate

Table Of ContentTable of Contents Forryword by Forrest J Ackerman Preface Introduction I. Getting Started, or From Stage to Screen 11. Jack Arnold Explores the Third Dimension 111. Infinitesimal and Infinite IV. Tales of a Contract Storyteller V. Spaced Kids and Space Children VI. The Mouse That Roared VII. Ups and Downs of a Working Director VIII. A Lost World IX. Art of the Storyteller Filmography Appendix I: Stop-Motion Dinosaur Sequences and Matte Paintings for The Lost World Appendix 11: Screenplay Outline for A Circle of Wheels Notes Selected Bibliography Index

SynopsisJack Arnold made some of the most enduring science fiction films of the 1950s, but only recently has he been recognised as a distinguished genre director, 3-D pioneer, and artist of international repute. This is the first complete critical appreciation of his career and works. Extensive interview material, many rare and previously unpublished photographs, storyboards, and the first complete Arnold filmography are included., Arnold made some of the most enduring science fiction films of the 1950s-- It Came from Outer Space, Creature from the Black Lagoon , and The Incredible Shrinking Man . But only recently has he been recognized as a distinguished genre director, 3-D pioneer, and artist of international repute. This is the first complete critical appreciation of his career and works. Extensive interview material, many rare and previously unpublished photographs, storyboards, and the first complete Arnold filmography are included.