The Man With the Golden Touch: How the Bond Films Conquered the World - Couverture souple

McKay, Sinclair

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1845134540 ISBN 13 : 9781845134549

Editeur : Aurum Press, 2011

Synopsis

A marvellously entertaining tome' Metro This is a book for Bond fans, not Bond nerds. And it is for those who are fans as much of the naffness of Bond films as of their cinematic quality. No other history of the oeuvre whose box-office fortunes have been revitalised with the accession of Daniel Craig to the central role has put its finger on the unintentional comedy, the wooden acting, the often preposterous plots, as much as on the perennial appeal of these classic adventure capers. Sinclair McKay's book traces the Bond films movie by movie from their first adaoptation of Ian Fleming's books through the early and groundbreaking Connery films to the mega-brand industry that is Eon Productions today. He has much fun with Roger Moore's kissing style, shows percipiently how the Bond movies have reacted to prevailing cinema trends and successes like Star Wars and to world events (like the replacement of the Cold War threat) in order to remain topical and innovative. His jaunty prose and hilarious commentary make this a superbly readable book, and the work of Bond reference both for the owner of the DVD box set and for the viewer of the occasional Sunday night TV screening of Goldfinger. Sinclair McKay writes regularly for the Daily Telegraph, Mail on Sunday and Spectator. His previous book for Aurum was a history of Hammer Films, A Thing of Unspeakable Horror. He lives in London.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

¦[R]eading McKay¦s retrospective, it seems like Bond is just getting started.¦ --New York Post

¦[O]ne of the very best attempts to take stock of the Bond filmsèsmart and unexpected.¦ -- The New Republic

¦Thoroughly researched, drolly written and critically sophisticated.¦ -- The Daily Mail

¦Armed with encyclopedic knowledge and wit as dry as a shaken martini, Sinclair McKay casts a critical eye at the cinematic phenomenon launched in 1962¦s Dr. No with Sean Connery uttering that famous introduction: îBond. James Bond.¦ McKay astutely addresses the plots of each film and places them in the political and popular cultures of their eras (Bond has but one love interest in 1987¦s The Living Daylights because producers feared encouraging promiscuity in an age of AIDS). He¦s also an insightful critic, championing the initially maligned On Her Majesty¦s Secret Service (1969) as one of the best in the series. And he¦s often funny, discussing Roger Moore¦s îmany centuries¦ in show business, and describing sillier moments in the films as înaff,¦ which the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary defines as îunfashionable, lacking in taste or style¦ -- something McKay¦s book most definitely is not.¦ -- Newark Star-Ledger

¦A marvelously entertaining tome...an arch but jolly 'galumph.'¦ -- Metrolife

¦Thoroughly researched and documented yet fetching in tone and style, McKay¦s fun, smart, and informative book gracefully treads the criticism/entertainment border¦ -- Library Journal

¦Delightful critical appreciationèMcKay writes in a breezy, chatty style, as if perpetually in between mouthfuls of popcornèHe¦s a charming hybrid of a critic and fanè[The Man with the Golden Touch is] a scintillating read that¦s often more entertaining than the movies themselves.¦ -- Publishers Weekly

¦Zeltserman deftly drags the reader through the story, keeping you wondering about the truthè The Caretaker of Lorne Field is camp, and therein lies its appeal.¦ -- Dallas Morning News

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Aurum Press
• Date d'édition: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1845134540
• ISBN 13: 9781845134549
• Reliure: Broché
• Langue: anglais
• Nombre de pages: 400
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible