Böcker av Adam Nayman

In this book film critic Adam Nayman carefully sifts through their complex cinematic universe in an effort to plot, as he puts it, "some Grand Unified Theory of Coen-ness." The book combines critical text--biography, close film analysis, and enlightening interviews with key Coen collaborators--with a visual aesthetic that honors the Coens' singular mix of darkness and levity. Featuring film stills, punchy infographics, and hard insight, this book will be the definitive exploration of the Coen brothers' oeuvre, and a must-have keepsake for fans.

A heavily illustrated mid-career monograph exploring the 30-year creative journey of the 8-time Academy Award¿nominated writer and director Paul Thomas Anderson has been described as a true auteur and among the foremost ¿lmmaking talents of his generation. His ¿lms have received 25 Academy Award nominations, and he has worked closely with the ¿nest actors of our time, including Daniel Day-Lewis, Joaquin Phoenix, and Philip Seymour Höman. In Paul Thomas Anderson: Masterworks, Anderson¿s entire oeuvre¿from Boogie Nights (1997), There Will Be Blood (2007), and The Master (2012) to his music videos for Radiohead to his early short ¿lms¿is examined in illustrated detail for the ¿rst time. Anderson¿s in¿uences, his style, and the recurring themes of reinvention, alienation, destiny, and ambition that course through his movies are analyzed and supplemented by ¿rsthand interviews with Anderson¿s closest collaborators and illuminated by ¿lm stills, archival photos, original illustrations, and a vibrant, engaging design aesthetic. Masterworks is a tribute to the dreamers, drifters, and evil dentists who populate his world.

A new edition of the first book in the acclaimed Pop Classics series The Worst. Movie. Ever. is a masterpiece. Seriously. Enough time has passed since Showgirls flopped spectacularly that it's time for a good hard look back at the sequined spectacle. A salvage operation on a very public, very expensive train wreck, It Doesn't Suck argues that Showgirls is much smarter and deeper than it is given credit for. In an accessible and entertaining voice, the book encourages a shift in critical perspective on Paul Verhoeven's Showgirls, analyzing the film, its reception, and rehabilitation. This in-depth study of a much-reviled movie is a must-read for lovers and haters of the 1995 Razzie winner for Worst Picture. This expanded edition includes an exclusive interview between the author and Showgirls director Paul Verhoeven, as well as a new preface.