{"product_id":"sidney-j-furie-life-and-films-hardcover","title":"Sidney J. Furie: Life and Films - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDaniel Kremer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKnown for his visual style as well as for his experimentation in virtually every genre of narrative cinema, award-winning director Sidney J. Furie also has the distinction of having made Canada's first ever feature-length fictional film in English, \u003ci\u003eA Dangerous Age\u003c\/i\u003e (1957). With a body of work that includes \u003ci\u003eThe Ipcress File\u003c\/i\u003e (1965), \u003ci\u003eLady Sings the Blues\u003c\/i\u003e (1972), and \u003ci\u003eThe Entity\u003c\/i\u003e (1982), he has collaborated with major stars such as Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatra, Robert Redford, and Michael Caine, and his films have inspired some of Hollywood's most celebrated directors, including Stanley Kubrick and Quentin Tarantino.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this first biography of the prolific filmmaker, author Daniel Kremer offers a comprehensive look at the director's unique career. Furie pioneered techniques such as improvisation in large-scale film productions, and sometimes shot his films in sequence to develop the characters from the ground up and improve the performers' in-the-moment spontaneity. Not only has Stanley Kubrick acknowledged that Furie's \u003ci\u003eThe Boys in Company C\u003c\/i\u003e (1978) informed and influenced \u003ci\u003eFull Metal Jacket\u003c\/i\u003e (1987), but Martin Scorsese has said that he considers \u003ci\u003eThe Entity\u003c\/i\u003e to be one of the scariest horror films of all time. However, Furie was often later criticized for accepting lowbrow work, and as a result, little serious study has been devoted to the director.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeticulously researched and enhanced by Kremer's close relationship with the filmmaker, this definitive biography captures the highs and lows of an exceptional but underexamined career, taking readers behind the scenes with a director who was often ahead of his time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eDaniel Kremer\u003c\/b\u003e is a screenwriter and director of several films, including \u003ci\u003eA Trip to Swadades\u003c\/i\u003e (2008) and \u003ci\u003eYarns to be Spun on the Way to the Happy Home\u003c\/i\u003e (2007).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 430\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.2 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 12, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47988899283192,"sku":"9780813165967","price":59.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0698\/5629\/7208\/files\/rU0A6CfQK9780813165967.webp?v=1783113432","url":"https:\/\/barneysbooksellers.com\/products\/sidney-j-furie-life-and-films-hardcover","provider":"Barney's Book Sellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}