Steve McQueen: The Actor and his Films
By Andrew Antoniades and Mike Siegel
Description:
Steve McQueen: The Actor and his Films, is the definitive account of every film that the iconic actor made. This lavishly illustrated book devotes nearly 500 pages to Steve McQueen’s career and tracks his journey from juvenile delinquent, to Marine, to an aspiring actor breaking into Hollywood, until he became a global superstar and the highest-paid actor of his era. Included are numerous behind the scenes tales of events that occurred leading up to and during filming, and fascinating insights into McQueen’s acting techniques and motivations.Each film is allocated one chapter. The chapters begin with a précis of the particular movie. Then events surrounding its making are described, uncovering new facts and insights. This is followed by an analysis of its success, and finally a significant scene is discussed in detail. Steve McQueen: The Actor and his Films is extensively illustrated with over 1000 color and black & white images, including posters from around the world, lobby cards, memorabilia, many never-before seen candid stills and rare vintage advertising materials.
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Authors Andrew Antoniades and Mike Siegel ISBN 978-1-85443-253-7
Hard cover with dust jacket
Page Size: 300mm x 230mm. 492 pages.
1020 illustrations including 790 photos, 44 full page.
230 artwork reproductions including 48 full page poster reproductions and 10 full page lobby card reproductions
Price: US$69/UK£39
Reviews:
Question and Answer session with Marshall Terrill
Shortlist magazine 27 October 2011
The Gate Andrew Antoniades discusses Steve McQueen: The Actor and His Films with Matt Bone on December 19, 2011
CinemaRetro Tom Lisanti reviews the book
Empire Article with several images and commentary surrounding the book
Austin Chronicle Review by Marjorie Baumgarten
Abstracts and Comments:
Barbara McQueen (widow of Steve McQueen): “Wow, Steve would have loved this! It does his legacy proud and I urge every fan to read it.”
Marshall Terrill (esteemed McQueen biographer) ***** 5 Stars “A monumental achievement. The authors do a spectacular job of balancing objective text with so many never seen before seen photos and memorabilia from around the world. Beautifully written and lavishly illustrated.”
Empire Magazine “this exhaustive trawl through the career of the coolest man in movies is a coffee-table-sized slice of brilliance... Magnificent” (Empire Magazine, the UK’s leading film magazine)
The Gate: “a book that is not only quintessential reading for McQueen fans, but also for film fans as well. Publishers Dalton Watson spared no expense in creating a luxurious 500-page anthology on McQueen” (Matt Bone, www.thegate.ca)
The Examiner: “featuring over 1,000 illustrations (including unreleased stills from set locations), the hardcover book offers McQueen fans the complete package” (Jeremy Roberts www.examiner.com)
Film News “lavishly illustrated...a glorious celebration to the big screen’s ultimate rebel” (www.film-news.co.uk)
McQueen Online: “a fantastic project” (www.mcqueenonline.com)
Steve McQueen Style: “Invaluable...you'll find the real-life back-story, and it's studded with previously unpublished nuggets.” (stevemcqueenstyle.blogspot.com)
Driven: “The opulent tome devotes nearly 500 pages to McQueen’s career and tracks his odyssey from juvenile delinquent to global superstar” (driven.urbandaddy.com)
Mensfile “If you have any interest in [McQueen] this book is a must with some new photography unearthed that has blown us away.” (Nick Clements, publisher of Mensfile Magazine)
Foreign Language rights available. Especially interested in selling rights for French, German and Japanese editions.
Following the publication of this Dalton Watson’s third major tome on Steve McQueen, all the prominent authors, Marshall Terrill, Andrew Antoniades, Mike Siegel and Barbara McQueen are available for signings, interviews, show and charity support functions world-wide.