{"product_id":"cindy-shermans-office-killer-another-kind-of-monster-9781841507071","title":"Cindy Sherman's Office Killer: Another kind of","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the twentieth century’s most significant artists, Cindy Sherman has quietly uprooted conventional understandings of portraiture and art, questioning everything from identity to feminism. Critics around the world have taken Sherman’s photographs and extensively examined what lies underneath. However, little critical ink has been spilled on Sherman’s only film, \u003cem\u003eOffice Killer\u003c\/em\u003e, a piece that plays a significant role both in Sherman’s body of work and in American art in the late twentieth century. Dahlia Schweitzer breaks the silence with her trenchant analysis of\u003cem\u003e Office Killer\u003c\/em\u003e and explores the film on a variety of levels, combating head-on the art world’s reluctance to discuss the movie and arguing instead that it is only through a close reading of the film that we can begin to appreciate the messages underlying all of Sherman’s work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'An immersion in the world of 'Office Killer''\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e -- Will Brooker, editor of Cinema Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Smart, sassy, and scholarly all at once, this is a wonderful book'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e -- Toby Miller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Schweitzer succeeds in doing what she set out to do--valorizing 'Office Killer'— by dissecting it in such a vivid and compelling way that it can be seen in a new light. Even though I appeared in the film, I dismissed it, along with everyone else. But I now see its importance—and its connections to films like Mildred Pierce, which I just so happen to love. Reading the book, I felt like I was in my very own seminar with Professor Schweitzer, emerging from the experience with knowledge of Cindy Sherman, mass media, gender identity, and more. '\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e -- Florina Rodov, who played the receptionist in 'Office Killer'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Constitutes an astute but always accessible guide through the film itself and the multiple relevant critical contexts she points to incisively as informing it.'\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e -- Deborah Jermyn, Reader in Film and TV, University of Roehampton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart I: Another Kind of Introduction \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eWhy \u003cem\u003eOffice Killer\u003c\/em\u003e Deserves Your Attention (And How It First Grabbed Mine) \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eCharacter Reference Guide \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOffice Killer\u003c\/em\u003e Plot Synopsis\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart II: Another Kind of Art \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eConception: In Art We Trust \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eDirection: Sherman’s March\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eProduction: The Big Picture \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart III: Another Kind of Entertainment \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eHow to Look at\u003cem\u003e Office Killer\u003c\/em\u003e (And What I Missed the First Time) \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart IV: Another Kind of Commentary \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eConsiderations: Cast, Costumes, and Characters \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eConversations: Noir, Horror, and Comedy \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eConsiderations: Disease, Technology, and the Workplace\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eComparisons: Working Girl, Basic Instinct, and What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart V: Another Kind of Conclusion \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eHow \u003cem\u003eOffice Killer\u003c\/em\u003e was Absolutely Right about Everything (Yet Still Managed To Fail So Miserably) \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStudy Guides 175\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOffice Killer\u003c\/em\u003es: Character Crib Notes \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eTextual Insanity: Relationships to Other Movies \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eHorrific Experiences: Interviews with Christine Vachon, James Schamus, Todd Thomas, and Tom Kalin \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eFilm Credits and Cast List\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Intellect Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042928460119,"sku":"9781841507071","price":28.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781841507071.jpg?v=1750956263","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/cindy-shermans-office-killer-another-kind-of-monster-9781841507071","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}