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Cracks in the pedestal : ideology and gender in Hollywood / Philip Green Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, c1998.
Call No: 626:396 GREAuthor: Green, Philip, 1932 Place: AmherstPublisher: University of Massachusetts PressPubDate: c1998PhysDes: viii, 262 p. : ill. ; 25 cmSubject: GENDER AND THE CINEMA.USA ; FEMINISM AND THE CINEMA. USA ; FILM NOIR. USA ; CREED, BARBARA ; MULVEY, LAURA ; STONE, SHARON ; ALIENS (US, James Cameron, 1986) ; BASIC INSTINCT (US, Paul Verhoeven, 1992) ; FATAL ATTRACTION (US, Adrian Lyne, 1987) ; FURNESS, DEBORRA-LEE ; GILDA (US, Charles Vidor, 1946) ; IMPULSE (US, Sandra Locke, 1990) ; LAST SEDUCTION, THE (US, John Dahl, 1994) ; MS. 45 (US, Abel Ferrara, 1981) ; NORMA RAE (US, Martin Ritt, 1979) ; STILTE ROND CHRISTINE M., DE (NE, Marleen Gorris, 1982) ; RIVER WILD, THE (US, Curtis Hanson, 1994) ; SHAME (AT, Steve Jodrell, 1988) ; SHAME [TV] (US, 1992) ; SWEET SWEETBACK'S BAADASSSSS SONG (US, Melvin Van Peebles, 1971) ; THELMA & LOUISE (US, Ridley Scott, 1991) ; VANISHING, THE (US, George Sluizer, 1993) ; SPOORLOOS (NE/FR, George Sluizer, 1988) Summary: Distinguishing his own neo-Marxist approach from that of other media scholars, Philip Green pursues two interrelated themes. In the first part of the book, he looks at the strategies Hollywood has employed to deflect or absorb the ideological challenges posed by the feminist critique of contemporary American society. He demonstrates the ways in which mainstream movies and television programs, no matter how unconventional or "subversive" they may appear, produce and reproduce familiar images of sexuality and gender identity. In the second part, Green highlights instances in which reproduction of the dominant ideology is less successful by examining several recent cinematic genres - the female action movie, the rape-revenge cycle, and the new film noir - that portray the real ambiguities of a social order in upheaval; As a male consumer of the cultural commodities being discussed, the author offers a perspective on American films and television different from that of most other feminist criticsNotes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-248) and indexISBN: 1558491198 (cloth : alk. paper); 1558491201 (pbk. : alk. paper)LON: 13262384ID2: 290
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Independent visions : a critical introduction to recent independent American film / Donald Lyons New York: Ballantine, 1994.
Call No: 71(73) LYOAuthor: Lyons, Donald Place: New YorkPublisher: BallantinePubDate: 1994PhysDes: xiv, 337 p., [8] p. of plates : ports. ; 21 cmSubject: INDEPENDENT FILMS. USA ; ALMEREYDA, MICHAEL ; ANDERS, ALLISON ; COEN, JOEL & ETHAN ; CRONENBERG, DAVID ; DASH, JULIE ; DAVIS, JUDY ; EGOYAN, ATOM ; FERRARA, ABEL ; HARTLEY, HAL ; LEE, SPIKE ; LINKLATER, RICHARD ; PHOENIX, RIVER ; SODERBERGH, STEVEN ; Tarantino, Quentin ; VAN SANT, GUS ; ARAKI, GREGG ; BIGELOW, KATHRYN ; DICKERSON, ERNEST R. ; GOMEZ, NICK ; JARMUSCH, JIM ; LEHMANN, MICHAEL ; MORRISSEY, PAUL ; O'BRIEN, JOHN ; COCHRAN, STACY ; COOLIDGE, MARTHA ; DAVIS, TAMRA ; FRANKLIN, CARL ; HARRIS, LESLIE ; LEGROS, JAMES ; LYNCH, DAVID ; MCNAUGHTON, JOHN ; MUNCH, CHRISTOPHER ; THORNTON, BILLY BOB ; RODRIGUEZ, ROBERT ; ROCKWELL, ALEXANDRE ; SINGLETON, JOHN ; SAYLES, JOHN ; SAVOCA, NANCY ; GAS FOOD LODGING (US, Allison Anders, 1992) ; EL MARIACHI (US, Robert Rodriguez, 1992) ; BOYZ N THE HOOD (US, John Singleton, 1991) ; BODIES, REST & MOTION (US, Michael Steinberg, 1993) ; BARTON FINK (US, Joel Cohen, 1991) ; PASSION FISH (US, John Sayles, 1992) ; ONE FALSE MOVE (US, Carl Franklin, 1991) ; MYSTERY TRAIN (US, Jim Jarmusch, 1989) ; MY NEW GUN (US, Stacy Cochran, 1992) ; MS. 45 (US, Abel Ferrara, 1981) ; METROPOLITAN (US, Whit Stillman, 1990) ; MALA NOCHE (US, Gus Van Sant, 1986) ; JUST ANOTHER GIRL ON THE I.R.T. (US, Leslie Harris, 1992) ; JUICE (US, Ernest R. Dickerson, 1992) ; IN THE SOUP (US, Alexandre Rockwell, 1992) ; HOURS AND TIMES, THE (US, Christopher Munch, 1992) ; HENRY PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER (US, John McNaughton, 1989[prod. 1985]) ; HEATHERS (US, Michael Lehmann, 1989) ; GUN CRAZY (US, Joseph H.Lewis, 1949) ; LIVING END, THE (US, Gregg Araki, 1992) ; MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO (US, Gus Van Sant, 1991) ; NAKED LUNCH (CN/UK, David Cronenberg, 1991) ; BAD LIEUTENANT (US, Abel Ferrara, 1992) ; DO THE RIGHT THING (US, Spike Lee, 1989) ; DRUGSTORE COWBOY (US, Gus Van Sant, 1989) ; RAMBLING ROSE (US, Martha Coolidge, 1991) ; RESERVOIR DOGS (US, Quentin Tarantino, 1992) ; SEX, LIES AND VIDEOTAPE (US, Steven Soderbergh, 1989) ; SHE'S GOTTA HAVE IT (US, Spike Lee, 1986) ; SIMPLE MEN (US, Hal Hartley, 1992) ; SLACKER (US, Richard Linklater, 1990) ; TO SLEEP WITH ANGER (US, Charles Burnett, 1990) ; TRUE LOVE (US, Nancy Savoca, 1989) ; TRUST (US, Hal Hartley, 1990) ; UNBELIEVABLE TRUTH, THE (US, Hal Hartley, 1989) ; VERMONT IS FOR LOVERS (US, John O'Brien, 1992) ; WILD AT HEART (US, David Lynch, 1990) Notes: Includes filmography and indexISBN: 0345382498 (pbk.)LON: 11029535
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Men, women, and chainsaws : gender in the modern horror film / by Carol J. Clover London: B.F.I. Publishing, 1992.
Call No: 735.2 CLOAuthor: Clover, Carol J., 1940 Place: LondonPublisher: B.F.I. PublishingPubDate: 1992PhysDes: 260 p. : ill. ; 25 cmSubject: HORROR FILMS ; SLASHER FILMS ; CRIME IN FILMS ; AUDIENCES ; BISEXUALITY IN FILMS ; DEVIL IN FILMS ; ENDINGS OF FILMS ; EXPLOITATION FILMS ; FAMILY IN FILMS ; LOOK IN FILMS ; HOMOSEXUALITY IN FILMS ; IDENTIFICATION ; REPRODUCTION IN FILMS ; SADISM / MASOCHISM IN FILMS ; SUPERNATURAL IN FILMS ; ACCUSED, THE (US, Jonathan Kaplan, 1988) ; ALIEN [...] (UK/US, 1979-92) ; DELIVERANCE (US, John Boorman, 1972) ; EXORCIST, THE (US, William Friedkin, 1973) ; FRIDAY THE 13TH [...] (US, 1980-) ; HALLOWEEN (US, John Carpenter, 1978) ; HILLS HAVE EYES, THE (US, Wes Craven, 1978) ; HUNTER'S BLOOD (US, Robert C. Hughes, 1986) ; MS. 45 (US, Abel Ferrara, 1981) ; PEEPING TOM (UK, Michael Powell, 1960) ; POLTERGEIST (US, Tobe Hooper, 1982) ; PSYCHO (US, Alfred Hitchcock, 1960) ; SCANNERS (CN, David Cronenberg, 1981) ; TEXAS CHAIN SAW MASSACRE, THE (US, Tobe Hooper, 1974) ; WITCHBOARD (US, Kevin S. Tenney, 1987) Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-253) and indexISBN: 0851704190 (pbk.); 0851703313LON: 8882059
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MS 45 / Alexandra Heller-Nicholas New York; Chichester, UK: Wallflower Press published by Columbia University Press, 2017.
Call No: 79 MSF HELAuthor: Heller-Nicholas, Alexandra Place: New York; Chichester, UKPublisher: Wallflower Press published by Columbia University PressPubDate: 2017PhysDes: viii,148 p. : illustrated ; 18 cmSeries: CultographiesSubject: MS. 45 (US, Abel Ferrara, 1981) ; FEMINISM AND THE CINEMA ; FERRARA, ABEL Summary: Despite its association with the broadly disparaged rape-revenge category, Abel Ferrara's Ms. 45 is today considered one of the most significant feminist cult films of the 1980s. Straddling mainstream, arthouse, and exploitation film contexts, Ms. 45 is a potent case study for cult film analysis. At its heart lies two figures: Ferrara himself, and the movie's star, the iconic Zoe Lund, who would further collaborate with Ferrara on later projects such as Bad Lieutenant. This book explores the entwining histories and contexts that led to Ms. 45's creation and helped establish its enduring legacy, particularly in terms of feminist cult film fandom, and the film's status as one of the most important, influential, and powerful rape-revenge films ever made. -- publisher's web siteISBN: 9780231179850Contents: Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Mea Culpa -- 1. Prima facie – Towards Ms. 45 -- 2. Locus delecti – Watching Ms. 45 -- 3. Modus operandi – After Ms. 45 -- 4. Post mortem – Beyond Ms. 45 -- Notes -- Bibliography -- IndexID2: 298
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