Glenn Kenny is a long time film critic based in New York. He has written for publications such as Film Comment, the Village Voice, and Rolling Stones and contributes film reviews to the New York Times and RogerEbert.com. He teaches film at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. He is the author of Robert De Niro: Anatomy of an Actor and has appeared in films such as Steven Soderbergh's The Girlfriend Experience and Ricky D'Angelo's The Sky Is Clear and Blue Today.
"We saw Goodfellas the night it opened, in a packed
theater, when we were in our early twenties. No doubt it changed
the direction of our lives. This is the first book we've read that
explains how and why the movie has such a deep and lasting impact.
Glenn Kenny is a scholar and a writer, and every bit the literary
hit man that Tommy DiSimone was in real life."
--Brian Koppelman and David Levien, Screenwriters
("Rounders, Ocean's 13"), co-creators of "Billions"
"What an incredibly cool and rewarding piece of work. Smart,
funny, perceptive, and replete with fascinating trivia (during the
legendary one-take tracking shot in the Copa, Henry and Karen
travel in a circle), Made Men effectively
rebuilds in prose the greatest gangster film ever made. Anyone who
cares at all about the movies needs to read this. Glenn Kenny,
salud."
--Tom Bissell, author of Creative Types and
coauthor of The Disaster Artist "Insightful,
gregarious, and encompassing, Made Men is not just the
essential book on the making of Goodfellas, but also a wonderful
mini-course in film and filmmaking. What a pleasure it is to go to
the movies with Glenn Kenny!" - Owen King, author of
Double Feature "Glenn Kenny's critical acumen and
eye for revealing detail is in effervescent display on every page
of Made Men, a book not just for Scorsese fans but for
everyone who loves the lore of the movies as much as the films
themselves." --Michelle Dean, author of
Sharp Impeccably researched, fluently written,
and infused with insight, wit and mastery, Made Men is
exactly what you want from a making-of-your-favorite-movie book.
From mob stories to the nuts-and-bolts business of crafting a
masterpiece, it's all here. You'd have to be a real schnook not to
read it. -Shawn Levy, author of De Niro: A Life,
Rat Pack Confidential, and The Castle on
Sunset "Glenn Kenny's Made Men is that rare book
that's as mesmerizing as the film it profiles."
-Library Journal, starred review "Devoted
fans will adore this." -Publishers Weekly
"Beyond the fresh scholarship it offers, Made Men also
happens to be the sort of enjoyable read that any fan of the movie
will want to own... it's one of those books you can't believe
hasn't been written already. Let's just be grateful it finally
has." -Sight and Sound I'm blown away at
the level of detail in Kenny's writing... If you're a fan of
Goodfellas, or filmmaking in general, I can't recommend
Kenny's book enough." -The Times Georgian
"No one else has seen this magnificent, agonizing, unmooring movie
with such piercing clarity." -Slant "His
book dives into everything from the business dealings and camera
shots to the recipes for the meals Henry cooks and the soundtrack."
-Orange County Register "Meticulously
researched and masterfully written... Filmmaking is a collaborative
art, and Glenn Kenny leaves no artistic stone unturned when he
analyzes the contributions made by dozens of people behind, and in
front of, the camera." -WRBL "Reading it
is like watching the movie again while sitting next to the smartest
person you know." -WBUR "Invaluable."
--Rolling Stone "Fascinating... oh so
worth your time." -Esquire "Riveting and
revealing... One book that is sure to be on every film lover's
bookshelves this fall." -The Film Stage
"Film critic and journalist Kenny knocks one out of the park with
this thorough, well-documented, sharply written book about the 1990
Martin Scorsese film Goodfellas... A wonderful analysis of, and
tribute to, a classic film." -Booklist
"With its vivid re-creations of real-world underworld mythology and
icons, Made Men makes for fleet, entertaining reading."
-The Nation "It's everybody's favorite
Mafia movie, and doubtless its many partisans will crack open this
book the next time they watch the film." -Wall Street
Journal "This is film writing with enthusiasm and
purpose... Kenny traces the genesis, production, themes, and legacy
of Goodfellas with the exactitude of a scholar and excitement of a
true Martin Scorsese acolyte." -The Globe and
Mail "Made Men is obsessive,
free-associative and exuberantly geeky. I mean that in a good way;
it's everything a hard-core fan might want." -New York
Times Book Review "A fascinating biography of a
wonderful film. A++." -Manhattan Book
Review
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