"Aren't You Gonna Die Someday?" Elaine May's Mikey and Nicky: An Examination, Reflection, and Making Of (hardback)

by Patrick Cooper

Aren't You Gonna Die Someday? explores the deceptions and veiled truths lurking within a film that has haunted author Patrick Cooper for nearly a decade: Elaine May's Mikey and Nicky. Called both a "masterpiece" and a "celluloid death wish" upon its release in 1976, Mikey and Nicky is an astonishingly dark work in the oeuvre of legendary comedienne-filmmaker Elaine May. This book examines May's tragic film scene-by-scene, digging...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1629334669
• ISBN13: 9781629334660
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: BearManor Media
• Length: 254 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"