'John Wick,' Gun-Fu, and the Art of Oral History
Edward Gross and Mark A. Altman on 'They Shouldn't Have Killed His Dog'
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On this week’s episode, Sonny is joined by Edward Gross and Mark A. Altman to discuss their new history of the John Wick franchise, They Shouldn’t Have Killed His Dog: The Complete Uncensored Ass-Kicking Oral History of John Wick, Gun Fu, and the New Age of Action. (Listen to the podcast to hear how to properly announce this title.) In addition to talking John Wick and the history of the action film art form referred to as “Gun Fu,” we talked about the tricky art of authoring a compelling oral history. Believe it or not, it entails more than just cutting and pasting long chunks of interviews into a Word document! If you’re in San Diego for Comic Con this week, make sure to swing by Ed and Mark’s panel on Friday (you can find it on the full convention schedule here), which will be followed by a signing at the Saint Martin’s booth. Tell them I sent you! And if you enjoyed this episode, share it with a friend!
Great episode. I love listening to guys spin yarns about their experiences. Only thing missing was a beer.
Picked up the book and reading it--not the format that I am accustomed to, but it works very well. Enjoying it so far--but I wish I had seen more of the movies that they mention.