SECRETS OF MEN AND WOMEN
1st Edition EUROPEAN, Hardcover ©2021.
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2021
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16. Auflage
epubli (Verlag)
978-3-7541-1648-7 (ISBN)
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978-3-7541-1648-7 (ISBN)
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Rick Schmidt's SECRETS OF MEN AND WOMEN offers a page-turning read, revealing a series of misfits struggling to find some purpose in life. The folktales run from humorous to serious, to unbelievable.
With filmmaker/author Rick Schmidt's first illustrated work of fiction, SECRETS OF MEN AND WOMEN, featuring drawings by C.G. Simonds, he has created quite a stir. The collection of short stories contains controversial plots of love gained and lost, women and men colliding in struggles for identity, escape and survival, running the gamut of human interactions. There's one about a man who takes airplane rides just to rack up frequent-flyer miles. Another story presents the dire results of babies accidentally switched at birth. And you can read about a young man who pleads “sexual voodoo” when his girlfriend withholds sexual favors so he’ll commit a crime ("Burning Love"). The story of name-calling at a local high school ("Froggie Rides Again") results in the torching of a building. Mixed in are also some oddly inspirational narratives featuring artists who transform their neighborhoods; in one instance curtailing drug abuse, in another, suspending gang violence in Los Angeles, California. These unusually vivid stories could certainly be adapted for the silver screen, whether by Schmidt or some other interested Hollywood-to-indie Producer(s) thirsting for new material. In the meantime, though, enjoy the read, representing a treasure trove of modern folktales, humanity acting out its most ragged edge.
“SECRETS OF MEN AND WOMEN is the perfect read for night watchmen, parking lot attendants, long haul truck drivers, or anyone else who must stay awake at night. The stories kind of creep up on you and bite you on the ass. A few with a kind of happy ending just to keep the reader from jumping off the nearest roof. The brilliant Charlie Simonds erotic drawings, included between these modern folktales, remind us that desire can ease the uncertainties of our ever-present lunacy.A great book for fans of Raymond Carver or Stephen King."
––William Farley, writer/director, I WANTED TO BE A MAN WITH A GUN:THREE AMERICAN SOLDIERS IN WWII, PLASTIC MAN,etc.
With filmmaker/author Rick Schmidt's first illustrated work of fiction, SECRETS OF MEN AND WOMEN, featuring drawings by C.G. Simonds, he has created quite a stir. The collection of short stories contains controversial plots of love gained and lost, women and men colliding in struggles for identity, escape and survival, running the gamut of human interactions. There's one about a man who takes airplane rides just to rack up frequent-flyer miles. Another story presents the dire results of babies accidentally switched at birth. And you can read about a young man who pleads “sexual voodoo” when his girlfriend withholds sexual favors so he’ll commit a crime ("Burning Love"). The story of name-calling at a local high school ("Froggie Rides Again") results in the torching of a building. Mixed in are also some oddly inspirational narratives featuring artists who transform their neighborhoods; in one instance curtailing drug abuse, in another, suspending gang violence in Los Angeles, California. These unusually vivid stories could certainly be adapted for the silver screen, whether by Schmidt or some other interested Hollywood-to-indie Producer(s) thirsting for new material. In the meantime, though, enjoy the read, representing a treasure trove of modern folktales, humanity acting out its most ragged edge.
“SECRETS OF MEN AND WOMEN is the perfect read for night watchmen, parking lot attendants, long haul truck drivers, or anyone else who must stay awake at night. The stories kind of creep up on you and bite you on the ass. A few with a kind of happy ending just to keep the reader from jumping off the nearest roof. The brilliant Charlie Simonds erotic drawings, included between these modern folktales, remind us that desire can ease the uncertainties of our ever-present lunacy.A great book for fans of Raymond Carver or Stephen King."
––William Farley, writer/director, I WANTED TO BE A MAN WITH A GUN:THREE AMERICAN SOLDIERS IN WWII, PLASTIC MAN,etc.
Rick Schmidt is an award-winning American low/no-budget feature filmmaker, with 26 indie features to his credit. He is also author of the seminal filmmaking book, “Feature Filmmaking at Used-Car Prices” (Penguin Books, 1988, 1992, 2000), regarded as ‘the indie filmmaking bible’ by MovieMaker magazine. Frameworks magazine has called Schmidt a major innovator, in the era of early 1990s independent film, and Library Journal adds that his book has helped lead the way for film-artists to create their works outside the Hollywood system. With over 100,000 copies in print, ‘Used-Car’ filmmaking has helped noted film writer/directors like Kevin Smith/Clerks and action star Vin Diesel to establish Hollywood careers.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 30.11.2022 |
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| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 210 x 297 mm |
| Gewicht | 686 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Dramatik / Theater |
| Schlagworte | 12 DEAD FROGS AND OTHER STORIES • COLD--THE 1918-19 SIBERIAN ESCAPE OF CAPTAIN EWALD LOEFFLER • Feature Filmmaking at Used Car Prices • JFK • Rick Schmidt • The Miracle of Morgan's Cake • Vin Diesel |
| ISBN-10 | 3-7541-1648-7 / 3754116487 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-3-7541-1648-7 / 9783754116487 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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