[PDF EPUB] Download Buster Keaton: A Filmmaker's Life by James Curtis Full Book

 

Bibliographic information:
Author: James Curtis
Pages: 832
File Size: 110 MB
Language: English, Francais, Italiano, Espanol, Deutsch
Available formats: PDF, ePub, Mobi, Kindle, audiobook

(Disable AdBlock if the link won't open)

How to download Buster Keaton: A Filmmaker's Life by James Curtis:
1. Click on one of the available download links above
2. Register for FREE trial by filling in the form
3. Check e-mail for further instructions
(Works on PC, Ipad, Android, iOS, Tablet, MAC)

✓ Read as many books as you want

✓ Secure scanned no virus detected

✓ Available in all e-book formats + audiobook

✓ Hottest new releases

✓ No late fees or fixed contracts

✓ Cancel anytime

BOOK DESCRIPTION: From acclaimed cultural and film historian James Curtis—a major biography, the first in more than two decades, of the legendary comedian and filmmaker who elevated physical comedy to the highest of arts and whose ingenious films remain as startling, innovative, modern—and irresistible—today as they were when they beguiled audiences almost a century ago.

"It is brilliant—I was totally absorbed, couldn't stop reading it and was very sorry when it ended."—Kevin Brownlow
 
It was James Agee who christened Buster Keaton “The Great Stone Face.” Keaton’s face, Agee wrote, "ranked almost with Lincoln’s as an early American archetype; it was haunting, handsome, almost beautiful, yet it was also irreducibly funny. Keaton was the only major comedian who kept sentiment almost entirely out of his work and . . . he brought pure physical comedy to its greatest heights.”
 
Mel Brooks: “A lot of my daring came from Keaton.”
 
Martin Scorsese, influenced by Keaton’s pictures in the making of Raging Bull: “The only person who had the right attitude about boxing in the movies for me,” Scorsese said, “was Buster Keaton.”
 
Keaton’s deadpan stare in a porkpie hat was as recognizable as Charlie Chaplin’s tramp and Harold Lloyd’s straw boater and spectacles, and, with W. C. Fields, the four were each considered a comedy king--but Keaton was, and still is, considered to be the greatest of them all.
 
His iconic look and acrobatic brilliance obscured the fact that behind the camera Keaton was one of our most gifted filmmakers. Through nineteen short comedies and twelve magnificent features, he distinguished himself with such seminal works as Sherlock Jr., The Navigator, Steamboat Bill, Jr., The Cameraman, and his masterpiece, The General.
 
Now James Curtis, admired biographer of Preston Sturges (“definitive”—Variety), W. C. Fields (“by far the fullest, fairest and most touching account we have yet had. Or are likely to have”—Richard Schickel, front page of The New York Times Book Review), and Spencer Tracy (“monumental; definitive”—Kirkus Reviews), gives us the richest, most comprehensive life to date of the legendary actor, stunt artist, screenwriter, director—master.

Tags: Buster Keaton by James Curtis Free download, epub, pdf, docs, New York Times, ppt, audio books, Bloomberg, #NYT, books to read, good books to read, cheap books, good books,online books, books online, book reviews, read books online, books to read online, online library, greatbooks to read, best books to read, top books to Buster Keaton by James Curtis books to read online.

Buster Keaton by James Curtis PDF Download

Buster Keaton by James Curtis KINDLE

Buster Keaton by James Curtis EBOOK

Buster Keaton by James Curtis EPUB

Buster Keaton by James Curtis Read online

Buster Keaton by James Curtis Full PDF