The Cinema of Norman Mailer: Film is Like Death not only examines the enfant terrible writer’s thoughts on cinema, but also features interviews with Norman Mailer, previously published essays, and newly commissioned essays by an array of scholars, enthusiasts, and those with a personal connection to Mailer. By re-examining Mailer's cinema through these new perspectives, one may not just be awarded a deeper understanding of Mailer's desire to make films, but also find a new, alternative vision of Mailer himself.