The Cinema of Tom DiCillo: Include Me Out considers for the first time in a single collection this acclaimed, award-winning director's entire oeuvre, addressing and analyzing themes such as identity, family, and masculinity, supported by in-depth coverage of the generic and aesthetic aspects of DiCillo's distinctive and influential film style. Through exhaustively detailed chapters on each of DiCillo's feature films, presented here is a candid look behind-the-scenes of both the American independent film industry-from the No Wave movement of the 1980s, through the Indie boom of the 1990s, to the contemporary milieu-and the Hollywood studio system. This comprehensive auteur study documents the writing, production, and release of every DiCillo picture, each followed by an extensive Q&A with the director. Also featured is a foreword written by acclaimed actor and filmmaker Steve Buscemi, as well as exclusive interviews and commentary with many cast members and collaborators, including Kevin Corrigan, Maxwell Caulfield, Melonie Diaz, Peter Dinklage, Gina Gershon, Catherine Keener, Alison Lohman, Matthew Modine, Chris Noth, Sam Rockwell, John Turturro, and members of legendary rock group the Doors. Films covered include Johnny Suede, Living In Oblivion, Box of Moonlight, The Real Blonde, Double Whammy, Delirious, When You're Strange, and Down in Shadowland.

About the Author
Wayne Byrne is a freelance film studies lecturer and education consultant. He has written on cinema for various newspapers, film journals and magazines.

Reviews
A candid and behind-the-scenes look at DiCillo's Hollywood, independent, fictional, and documentary filmmaking...essential reading for anyone who is interested in the intricacies of on-location film production, film festivals, distribution practices, acting, and performance. -- Sarah Sitwell, University of Utah
The book now functions not only as a portrait of a life in the pictures, but as a frank examination of several periods of American cinema and the attendant complexities of its industry. * The Irish Times *
This volume by Irish author and Film Studies lecturer / education consultant Wayne Byrne is an extremely well-written, intelligent, enthralling addition to the Directors' Cuts series published by Wallflower Press and a must-read for any cineaste or film student... Byrne's book is an interesting in-depth look at all of DiCillo's eight independent films (seven of which premiered at Sundance) the agony and the ecstasy of birthing them, as well as an honest, insider's view into the independent film industry and the machinations of the Hollywood system. -- Christine Bode * Scully Love Promo *
Funny, moving, entertaining and insightful, Include Me Out is a truly riveting account of one man's incredible dedication to his art. -- Paul Nolan * Hot Press *
[The Cinema of Tom DiCillo] is informal and informative. It is dense, factual and rich in primary sourced research, as befits a scholarly milieu, yet it is written in such a style as to be accessible to anybody with an interest in film culture or film history. Those with ambitions to direct their own films should find it an especially illuminating read. * Books Ireland Magazine *



Book Information
ISBN 9780231185349
Author Wayne Byrne
Format Hardback
Page Count 208
Imprint Columbia University Press
Publisher Columbia University Press