{"product_id":"9781626745407","title":"Steven Soderbergh: Interviews, Revised and Updated","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 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\u003e to 2013, when he retired from big-screen 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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\u003e and 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpanning 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University Press of Mississippi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47150458929392,"sku":"9781626745407","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781626745407_p0.jpg?v=1763870358","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781626745407","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}