Joe Dante. The art of je(u)
by Frank Lafond
Publisher : Deep Red (November 2011)
Language : French
Number of pages : 224 pages
From Piranhas to Gremlins , from Panic on Florida Beach to Small Soldiers , without forgetting Howls , Looney Tunes Take Action or The Inner Adventure , Joe Dante has made his mark on exploitation films as well as productions from major Hollywood studios. A cinephile, his artistic approach never ceases to bring eras into dialogue: The Hole shot in 3D summons the present time as well as the 1950s and 1980s. Dante likes to stage the making of cinema and to bring the spectator into play for the to make them sensitive to abundant quotations, to awaken them to aesthetic as well as critical approaches which multiply the playgrounds taking the genres invested seriously (fantasy, monster films, science fiction, cartoons, etc. ) . It is this art of the je(u), marvelously illustrated by Les Banlieusards , that Frank Lafond explores by mixing his analyzes with unpublished remarks delivered by Joe Dante, who presents himself as a "cinema buff", never jaded, never satiated.