This new series brings together some of the best new writing from contemporary American playwrights.Volume One is introduced by Andre Bishop; Artistic Director of the Lincoln Center Theater; the most prestigious theatre in the USA. Each play is introduced by critically acclaimed writers themselves.The volume includes:KIN by Bathsheba Doran; (with an introduction by Chris Durang)Kin sheds a sharp light on the changing face of kinship in the expansive landscape of the modern world.ldquo;Simply terrific. Perhaps the finest new play of the season. Funny and audacious; haunting; and exquisitely wrought.rdquo; - Charles Isherwood; New York TimesMIDDLETOWN by Will Eno (with an introduction by Gordon Lish)Middletown was awarded the prestigious Horton Foote Prize for Promising New American Play in 2010.ldquo;Middletown glimmers from start to finish with tart; funny; gorgeous little comments on big things: the need for love and forgiveness; the search for meaning in life; the long; lonely ache of disappointment.rdquo; - Charles Isherwood; New York TimesCOMPLETENESS by Itamar Moses (with an introduction by Doug Wright)Completeness is a 21st-century romantic comedy about the timeless confusions of love.ldquo;A funny; ridiculously smart new play. I havenrsquo;t seen another play recently that so perfectly captured love ndash; hot-blooded; fearless; fickle ndash; at this stage in life. I was left with nothing but admiration.rdquo; - Jeremy Gerard; Bloomberg NewsGODS EAR by Jenny Schwartz (with an introduction by Edward Albee)ldquo;This ode to love; loss and the routines of life has the economy and dry wit of a Sondheim love song hellip; Schwartz is a real talent and she is trying something ambitious hellip; In [her] very modern way; [she is] making a rather old-fashioned case for the power of the written word.rdquo; - Jason Zinoman; New York Times
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Essential reading for fans of the film and its director.By ANDEI was glad to find that someone had taken the time to research and write this book. Frenzy is an interesting and important film in the Hitchcock canon. It is organized in the standard "making of" format. It begins with the writing of the film and proceeds through the films release and marketing campaign. Some of these sections are incredibly in-depth and this fact alone makes this book an amazing resource. As a matter of fact. the information in the book deserves 5 stars. I feel like there is an incredible lack of personality in the writing of this book. One hopes for more quotations from people involved in the shooting of the film. At times the book reads like a list of details. The details are extremely interesting. The scholarly and dry style of writing enticed me to reduce my enjoyment. I am not normally opposed to a scholarly approach. Tony Lee Morals approach of "Hitchcock and the Making of Marnie" was scholarly. but it also managed to have personality and this made for a more interesting read. It remains an invaluable text for fans of the director and his films.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Well researched but lacking passionBy James A. DavidsonRaymond Foery has written an extensively researched but somewhat passion-less study of "Frenzy". Alfred Hitchcocks 1972 hit. Foery spent much time going through the production files on the film. and that work is evident. But there are several sloppy factual mistakes in this book. which should be a total no-no for a work of this type. Foery also does a poor job of explaining why "Frenzy" was such a compelling film. All in all. a book with much worthwhile information. but somewhat of a dissapointment to me.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Very ScholarlyBy Kindle CustomerThis book seems like someones Doctoral Dissertation. complete with footnotes. but in this case this is a good thing! It is very well written. and by luck. I found a single showing of the movie (with NO commercials) recently. which I immediately added to my DVR.I am planning to spend the next rainy day watching the movie with my Kindle in hand. pondering the authors the authors conclusions and looking for his various observations as I watch the movie!
