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Daniel Kremer's consummate profile of filmmaker Sidney J. Furie reveals the sweeping career of a considerable practitioner of latter twentieth century moviemaking. Riveting production histories, sterling analytical acuity, and compelling anecdotes of perseverance and creative will, characterize the scope of this impressive study. Sidney J. Furie is poised as a cornerstone resource for students of cinema, academics, as well as the viewing public. -- Aaron Hollander, cinematographer and documentarian

Daniel Kremer's diligent biography Sidney J. Furie: Life and Films demonstrates that the filmmaker, previously known as a consummate and depersonalized director-for-hire, shouldreally be remembered as a restless proponent of visual experimentation. -- Journal of Popular Film and Television Daniel Kremer's consummate profile of filmmaker Sidney J. Furie reveals the sweeping career of a considerable practitioner of latter twentieth century moviemaking. Riveting production histories, sterling analytical acuity, and compelling anecdotes of perseverance and creative will, characterize the scope of this impressive study. Sidney J. Furie is poised as a cornerstone resource for students of cinema, academics, as well as the viewing public. -- Aaron Hollander, cinematographer and documentarian Long before Furie made his mark on Hollywood, he blazed a new path in Canadian film as an independent maverick by making what is considered the first modern Canadian film. Without his work to encourage Canadian filmmakers, it's hard to know where the film industry in Canada would be today. -- Paul Corupe, writer for Canuxploitation.com, Take One Magazine, and Rue Morgue No other biography or single critical work evaluates the films of Sidney J. Furie. His story fills in the history of mid- to late-twentieth-century filmmaking from the perspective of a competent, busy director carving out and maintaining a career in film. Kremer's book is a lively, interesting account of a filmmaker whose career had its high and low moments, but Furie always moved ahead with energy and optimism. -- Douglass K. Daniel, author of Tough as Nails: The Life and Films of Richard Brooks How wonderful that there is finally a book about Sidney J. Furie, one of the best directors in the whole of my career... and one of my greatest friends. I wouldn't have had a career without him! -- Michael Caine A man who revered testing the limits of film composition and the anamorphic widescreen process, Kremer produces a solid biography about a director not many people know about. Furie himself is incredibly humble, recounting intimate details on the backstage goings-on with his films, many of which suffered from troubled productions and inflated egos, and each of the films covered blends Furie's personal stories with Kremer's in-depth analysis of each as a body of work in Furie's directorial canon. If you've enjoyed any of Furie's films this gives far more information on him than any director commentary. -- Cinema Sentries One hell of a book on one hell of a director, with one hell of a career! I originally wanted to make The Godfather with him, but wound up working with him on two other pictures -- and had about as good a time as I ever had on a movie set. Sidney J. Furie is one of the favorite directors of my career and now, finally, there is a book to tell his story. He has survived fifty years as a filmmaker on grit, determination, and genius... especially genius! -- Albert S. Ruddy, producer of The Godfather, The Longest Yard, and Million Dollar Baby

Long before Furie made his mark on Hollywood, he blazed a new path in Canadian film as an independent maverick by making what is considered the first modern Canadian film. Without his work to encourage Canadian filmmakers, it's hard to know where the film industry in Canada would be today. -- Paul Corupe, writer for Canuxploitation.com, Take One Magazine, and Rue Morgue

Daniel Kremer's diligent biography Sidney J. Furie: Life and Films demonstrates that the filmmaker, previously known as a consummate and depersonalized director-for-hire, shouldreally be remembered as a restless proponent of visual experimentation. -- Journal of Popular Film and Television A man who revered testing the limits of film composition and the anamorphic widescreen process, Kremer produces a solid biography about a director not many people know about. Furie himself is incredibly humble, recounting intimate details on the backstage goings-on with his films, many of which suffered from troubled productions and inflated egos, and each of the films covered blends Furie's personal stories with Kremer's in-depth analysis of each as a body of work in Furie's directorial canon. If you've enjoyed any of Furie's films this gives far more information on him than any director commentary. -- Cinema Sentries Daniel Kremer's consummate profile of filmmaker Sidney J. Furie reveals the sweeping career of a considerable practitioner of latter twentieth century moviemaking. Riveting production histories, sterling analytical acuity, and compelling anecdotes of perseverance and creative will, characterize the scope of this impressive study. Sidney J. Furie is poised as a cornerstone resource for students of cinema, academics, as well as the viewing public. -- Aaron Hollander, cinematographer and documentarian Long before Furie made his mark on Hollywood, he blazed a new path in Canadian film as an independent maverick by making what is considered the first modern Canadian film. Without his work to encourage Canadian filmmakers, it's hard to know where the film industry in Canada would be today. -- Paul Corupe, writer for Canuxploitation.com, Take One Magazine, and Rue Morgue No other biography or single critical work evaluates the films of Sidney J. Furie. His story fills in the history of mid- to late-twentieth-century filmmaking from the perspective of a competent, busy director carving out and maintaining a career in film. Kremer's book is a lively, interesting account of a filmmaker whose career had its high and low moments, but Furie always moved ahead with energy and optimism. -- Douglass K. Daniel, author of Tough as Nails: The Life and Films of Richard Brooks One hell of a book on one hell of a director, with one hell of a career! I originally wanted to make The Godfather with him, but wound up working with him on two other pictures -- and had about as good a time as I ever had on a movie set. Sidney J. Furie is one of the favorite directors of my career and now, finally, there is a book to tell his story. He has survived fifty years as a filmmaker on grit, determination, and genius... especially genius! -- Albert S. Ruddy, producer of The Godfather, The Longest Yard, and Million Dollar Baby How wonderful that there is finally a book about Sidney J. Furie, one of the best directors in the whole of my career... and one of my greatest friends. I wouldn't have had a career without him! -- Michael Caine

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Daniel Kremer is a screenwriter and director of several films, including A Trip to Swadades (2008) and Yarns to be Spun on the Way to the Happy Home (2007).

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