âŚthis is an illuminating, long overdue reassessment of Mailerâs cinematic endeavors.
Shock Cinema Magazine
You can bet there will never be another book on the films of Norman Mailer. This always intelligent look back at the despised movie career of this famously talented writer is made all the more astonishing by the collected essays' honesty, respect and attempt at historical context. Reading about these movies is way more fun than actually seeing them and even Norman might agree.
John Waters, Director and Screenwriter, USA
Bozungâs collection represents a major advance in our understanding of Mailerâs filmsâtheir origins, creation, reception, relationship to his literary work, and enduring influence. His assiduous archival work, communication with almost everyone alive involved with Mailerâs filmmaking, the collection of previously published essays (including Mailerâs), and the commissioning of new ones, plus an extraordinary collection of photographs, makes <i>The Cinema of Norman Mailer </i>the definitive volume on Mailerâs film career.
J. Michael Lennon, author of Norman Mailer: A Double Life (2013) and Emeritus Professor of English, Wilkes University, USA