{"product_id":"steven-soderbergh-interviews-revised-and-updated-9781496820341","title":"Steven Soderbergh: Interviews, Revised and Updated","description":"The long and prolific career of Steven Soderbergh (b. 1963) defies easy categorization. From his breakout beginnings in 1989 with \u003ci\u003esex, lies, and videotape \u003c\/i\u003eto 2013, when he retired from big-screen studio movie making to focus on other pursuits including television, the director's output resembles nothing less than an elaborate experiment. Soderbergh's Hollywood vehicles such as the \u003ci\u003eOcean's Eleven\u003c\/i\u003e movies, \u003ci\u003eContagion\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMagic Mike\u003c\/i\u003e appear just as risky and outside-the-box as low-budget exercises such as \u003ci\u003eSchizopolis\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBubble\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Girlfriend Experience\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This updated edition details key career moments: his creative crisis surrounding his fourth film, \u003ci\u003eThe Underneath\u003c\/i\u003e; his rejuvenation with the ultra-low-budget free-style \u003ci\u003eSchizopolis\u003c\/i\u003e; the mainstream achievements \u003ci\u003eErin Brockovich, Traffic, \u003c\/i\u003eand the \u003ci\u003eOcean's Eleven\u003c\/i\u003e films; and his continuing dedication to pushing his craft forward with films as diverse as conspiracy thrillers, sexy dramas, and biopics on Che Guevara and Liberace. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Spanning twenty-five years, these conversations reveal Soderbergh to be as self-effacing and lighthearted in his later more established years as he was when just beginning to make movies. He comes across as a man undaunted by the glitz and power of Hollywood, remaining, above all, a truly independent filmmaker unafraid to get his hands dirty and pick up the camera himself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnthony Kaufman \u003c\/b\u003eis assistant professor at The New School and a film journalist. He has written for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVariety\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, and other publications.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University Press of Mississippi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50853342576914,"sku":"9781496820341","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d2c771f5-3326-4ca9-b82f-5d9fcf0a87a1.jpg?v=1737448439","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/steven-soderbergh-interviews-revised-and-updated-9781496820341","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}