by Nil Baskar (Editor), Gabe Klinger (Editor)
In the often dreary landscape of Hollywood's blockbuster era, the cinema of Joe Dante has always stood out as a rare beacon of fearless originality. Blending humor with terror and trenchant political satire with sincere tributes to the moviegoing act itself, the "Dante touch" is best described as a free-for-all orgy of movies, memories and mischief. For the first time, this colourful universe--from Hollywood Boulevard to Gremlins to Small Soldiers and beyond--is comprehensively explored in an English language volume featuring a career-encompassing interview, new essays by Michael Almereyda, Jim Hoberman, Christoph Huber, Gabe Klinger, Violeta Kovacsics, Bill Krohn, Dusan Rebolj, John Sayles, and Mark Cotta Vaz, as well as a treasure trove of never-before-seen documents and illustrations.
Author Biography
Nil Baskar is a film writer, researcher and translator based in Ljubljana. In 2007, he confounded KINO! magazine and has been a regular contributor since. He is in charge of in-house publications for the Slovenian Cinematheque. He has edited and translated books by André Bazin, Jacques Rancière and Jean-Louis Comolli, among others.
Gabe Klinger is a critic, teacher, archivist, curator, and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in Sight & Sound, Film Comment, Cinema Scope, and other publications. His feature documentary, Double Play: James Benning and Richard Linklater (2013), premiered at the 2013 Venice Film Festival.