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From the Arthouse to the Grindhouse
. Ed(S): Cline, John; Weiner, Robert G.
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Description for From the Arthouse to the Grindhouse
Hardback. This collection of essays represents key contributions to 'transgression cinema:' overlooked, forgotten, or under-analyzed movies that walk the fine line between 'arthouse' and 'grindhouse' film. Editor(s): Cline, John; Weiner, Robert G. Num Pages: 362 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education. Dimension: 245 x 163 x 24. Weight in Grams: 658.
While there are numerous books on art and exploitation cinema, very few attempt to examine both. Covering the first 100 years of cinematic transgressions, From the Arthouse to the Grindhouse is a collection of numerous essays representing key contributions to overlooked, forgotten, or under-analyzed parts of film history. From cult favorites like Arch Hall Jr. to revered but under-documented marquee names like Lon Chaney, filmmakers both major and minor are covered here. Starting with a section that pairs exploitation pioneers like Dwain Esper alongside cutting edge auteurs like Erich Von Stroheim, the volume documents the bleeding edge of ... Read more
While there are numerous books on art and exploitation cinema, very few attempt to examine both. Covering the first 100 years of cinematic transgressions, From the Arthouse to the Grindhouse is a collection of numerous essays representing key contributions to overlooked, forgotten, or under-analyzed parts of film history. From cult favorites like Arch Hall Jr. to revered but under-documented marquee names like Lon Chaney, filmmakers both major and minor are covered here. Starting with a section that pairs exploitation pioneers like Dwain Esper alongside cutting edge auteurs like Erich Von Stroheim, the volume documents the bleeding edge of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
362
Condition
New
Number of Pages
362
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810876545
SKU
V9780810876545
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About . Ed(S): Cline, John; Weiner, Robert G.
John Cline is co-chair for the Transgressive/Exploitation film area for the Southwestern Popular Culture Association. Robert G. Weiner is associate humanities librarian at Texas Tech University where he is the librarian for film studies. He is the author of Marvel Graphic Novels: An Annotated Guide 1965-2005 and editor of Captain America and the Struggle of the Superhero: Critical Essays ... Read more
Reviews for From the Arthouse to the Grindhouse
From the Arthouse to the Grindhouse: Highbrow and Lowbrow Transgression in Cinema's First Century offers an interesting examination of a niche market in the film exhibition industry including exploitation films, sexual melodramas, cult films, and documentaries.
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