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Author Gross, Edward (Edward A.), author.

Title They shouldn't have killed his dog : the complete uncensored ass-kicking oral history of John Wick, gun fu, and the new age of action / Edward Gross and Mark A. Altman.

Publication Info. New York : St. Martin's Press, 2022.

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Location Call No. Status
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  791.43 GRO    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  791.4365 GROSS    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department  791.43 GR    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description xxiii, 261 pages ; 25 cm
Contents Everybody was gun fu fighting / by Mark A. Altman -- Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance / by Edward Gross -- Action Jackson -- Lighting the Wick -- Gun crazy -- Anatomy of a fight scene : the red circle -- With a bullet -- Continental divide: John Wick : chapter 2 -- Anatomy of a fight scene : the hall of mirrors -- Dog days: John Wick : chapter 3 -- parabellum -- Going atomic : John Wick and beyond -- John Wick will return.
Summary "There have been iconic moments in the action movie genre over the years, but nothing has come close to matching the kinetic, balletic gun-fu of the John Wick films. In They Shouldn't Have Killed His Dog: The Complete Uncensored Ass-Kicking Oral History of John Wick, Gun-Fu and The New Age of Action, bestselling authors Mark A. Altman and Edward Gross take you behind the scenes of a franchise that includes three films with more on the way, while exploring the action classics that led to John Wick as well as the films it inspired, like Atomic Blonde. They bring you right into the middle of the action of the John Wick films, detailing how the seemingly impossible was achieved through exclusive interviews with the cast, writers, directors, producers, stuntmen, fight choreographers, cinematographers, studio executives, editors, critics, and more. Together, they break down key action sequences while also providing a look back at the road the action genre has taken that led to John Wick, and a look at the character itself, an anti-hero who carries on the grand tradition of Clint Eastwood's Man with No Name, but with a twist - and a never-ending supply of ammo - while showcasing the enduring appeal of the action movie as well as John Wick's unique reinvention of the genre"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject John Wick films.
Wick, John (Fictitious character)
Action and adventure films -- United States -- History and criticism.
Motion pictures -- Production and direction -- United States -- History -- 21st century.
Firearms in motion pictures.
Action and adventure films. (OCoLC)fst01721067
Firearms in motion pictures. (OCoLC)fst01909565
Motion pictures -- Production and direction. (OCoLC)fst01027357
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Chronological Term 2000-2099
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Added Author Altman, Mark A., author.
ISBN 9781250278432 (hardcover)
1250278430 (hardcover)
9781250278449 (ebook)
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