The Cinema of Tom DiCillo: Include Me Out

by Wayne Byrne, Steve Buscemi (Foreword by)

Overview

This volume considers for the first time in a single collection this acclaimed, award-winning director's entire oeuvre, addressing and analyzing themes such as identity, family, and masculinity, supported by in-depth coverage of the generic and aesthetic aspects of DiCillo's distinctive and influential film style. Through detailed chapters on each of DiCillo's feature films, presented here is a candid look behind-the-scenes of both the American independent film industry - from the No Wave movement of the 1980s, through the Indie boom of the 1990s, to the contemporary milieu - and the Hollywood studio system. This study documents the writing, production, and release of every DiCillo picture, each followed by an extensive Q&A with the director. Also featured are exclusive interviews and commentary with many cast members and collaborators, and members of legendary rock group, The Doors. Films covered include Johnny Suede, Living In Oblivion, Box of Moonlight, The Real Blonde, Double Whammy, Delirious, When You're Strange, and Down in Shadowland.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780231851206
Publisher:	Columbia University Press
Publication date:	09/05/2017
Series:	Directors' Cuts
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	10 MB

About the Author

Wayne Byrne is a freelance film studies lecturer and education consultant. He has written on cinema for various newspapers, film journals and magazines.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Foreword
Introduction
1. The Language of Dream: Deciphering DiCillo
2. Johnny Suede (1991)
3. Living in Oblivion (1995)
4. Box of Moonlight (1996)
5. The Real Blonde (1997)
6. Double Whammy (2001)
7. Delirious (2006)
8. When You’re Strange: A Film About The Doors (2009)
9. Down in Shadowland (2014)
Notes
Filmography
Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

This volume by Irish author and Film Studies lecturer / education consultant Wayne Byrne is an extremely well-written, intelligent, enthralling addition to the Directors’ Cuts series published by Wallflower Press and a must-read for any cineaste or film student... Byrne’s book is an interesting in-depth look at all of DiCillo’s eight independent films (seven of which premiered at Sundance) the agony and the ecstasy of birthing them, as well as an honest, insider’s view into the independent film industry and the machinations of the Hollywood system.

Scully Love Promo - Christine Bode

The book now functions not only as a portrait of a life in the pictures, but as a frank examination of several periods of American cinema and the attendant complexities of its industry.

The Irish Times

Funny, moving, entertaining and insightful, Include Me Out is a truly riveting account of one man's incredible dedication to his art.

Hot Press - Paul Nolan

[The Cinema of Tom DiCillo] is informal and informative. It is dense, factual and rich in primary sourced research, as befits a scholarly milieu, yet it is written in such a style as to be accessible to anybody with an interest in film culture or film history. Those with ambitions to direct their own films should find it an especially illuminating read.

Books Ireland Magazine

A candid and behind-the-scenes look at DiCillo's Hollywood, independent, fictional, and documentary filmmaking...essential reading for anyone who is interested in the intricacies of on-location film production, film festivals, distribution practices, acting, and performance.

Sarah Sitwell