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Author : Wally Ferris
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (34 download)
Download or read book Across 110th written by Wally Ferris and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Wally Ferris
Publisher : Polygon
ISBN 13 : 9781846975509
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (755 download)
Download or read book Across 110th Street written by Wally Ferris and published by Polygon. This book was released on 2021-02-04 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Across 110th Street is a hard-boiled action thriller set in the mean streets of Harlem in the last days of the 1960s. Heroin has a grip on uptown New York and war is breaking out between the law, big-time racketeers and ghetto factions. The book begins with a multiple murder during a mafia payroll hijacking and never lets up in pace.The novel enjoyed brief fame, later becoming a holy grail item for collectors tracking down rare records and cultural memorabilia. An underground classic that changed hands for over £100, this smart new edition rescues Across 110th Street from obscurity.
Author : Phil Hardy
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 9780304332151
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (321 download)
Download or read book The BFI Companion to Crime written by Phil Hardy and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 1997-01-01 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Robbers, gangsters, murderers, and criminals of every description have long been a staple of popular entertainment. Movies are no exception, and film buffs and scholars alike now have a complete guide to the vast array of films that make up the fascinating world of crime cinema. The BFI Companion to Crime offers detailed information on the sub-genres and motifs of movies dealing with criminals and their behavior: prison dramas, heist stories, kidnappings, the exploits of serial killers, juvenile delinquents, and hired guns. Phil Hardy also includes articles on the historical and social background of crime movies. The Mafia, the Japanese yakuza, the FBI, and the underworld of union rackets, prostitution, and drugs are some of the topics covered. Fictional characters such as Sherlock Holmes, Inspector Maigret, Philip Marlow, and Pretty Boy Floyd appear in these pages, along with the literary sources of many crime films. The works of Graham Greene, Dashiell Hammett, Mickey Spillane, and Eric Ambler are among those featured. Abundantly illustrated with more than 500 photographs, this is the book for film enthusiasts and anyone interested in the crime genre.
Author : Till Kadritzke
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3111436667
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (114 download)
Download or read book New Hollywood and Countercultural Whiteness written by Till Kadritzke and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2024-11-18 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the late 1960s, the white counterculture enters the screens with Bonnie and Clyde and Easy Rider; in 1976, a backlash seems to have taken place with white male protagonists such as Travis Bickle, Howard Beale, and Rocky Balboa being surrounded by non-white and female others. But these films cannot be neatly identified as left-wing or right-wing, liberal or conservative; in their politics of affect, they rather express important affinities. This study proposes the New Hollywood as an entry point into a cultural history of the postwar era sensitive to the intersections of affect, race, and gender. Following a narrative that spreads from the immediate postwar years to the 1970s, the study examines how New Hollywood films were part of a discursive and affective reconfiguration of white masculinity: the emergence of a subject position of countercultural whiteness and its affective style of expressivity. Examining affective affinities between films of the era complicates the narrative of polarization that shapes commentary on the history of American politics, emphasizing instead the shared racialized and gendered politics of the white counterculture and those reactionary forces that allegedly lashed back against it.
Author : Robert Miklitsch
Publisher : State University of New York Press
ISBN 13 : 0791481875
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (914 download)
Download or read book Roll Over Adorno written by Robert Miklitsch and published by State University of New York Press. This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What happens when Theodor Adorno, the champion of high, classical artists such as Beethoven, comes into contact with the music of Chuck Berry, the de facto king of rock 'n' roll? In a series of readings and meditations, Robert Miklitsch investigates the postmodern nexus between elite and popular culture as it occurs in the audiovisual fields of film, music, and television—ranging from Gershwin to gangsta rap, Tarantino to Tongues Untied, Tony Soprano to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Miklitsch argues that the aim of critical theory in the new century will be to describe and explain these commodities in ever greater phenomenological detail without losing touch with those evaluative criteria that have historically sustained both Kulturkritik and classical aesthetics.
Author : Andrew Rausch
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493078720
Total Pages : 279 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (93 download)
Download or read book The Taking of New York City written by Andrew Rausch and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2024-11-05 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For a time in the 1970s, New York City seemed to many to be genuinely on the cusp of collapse. Plagued by rampant crime, graft, catastrophic finances, and crumbling infrastructure, it served as a symbol for the plight of American cities after the convulsions of the 1960s. This tale of urban blight was reinforced wherever one looked—whether in the news media (memorably captured in the infamous New York Daily News headline “Ford to City: Drop Dead”) or the countless movies that evoked the era’s uniquely gritty sense of dread. The Taking of New York City is a history of both New York and some of the decade’s most definitive films, including The French Connection (1971), the first two Godfather movies (1972 & 1974), Taxi Driver (1976), Serpico (1973), Dog Day Afternoon (1975), and many more. It was also an era in which the city wrestled with the racial tensions still threatening the tear the nation apart, never more so than in “Blaxploitation” classics such as Shaft (1971) and Super Fly (1972). These films depicted the city that never sleeps as a grim, violent place overridden with muggers, pimps, and killers. Projected at drive-ins and inside their local movie houses, rural America saw New York as a nightmare: a vile dystopia where the innocent couldn't rely on the local law enforcement, who were seemingly all on the take. If one took Hollywood's word for it, the only way a person was able to find justice in 1970s New York City was by grabbing a gun and meting it out themselves. Author Andrew Rausch meticulously separates fact and fiction in this illuminating book. Attentive to the ways that New York’s problems were exaggerated or misrepresented, it also gives an unvarnished look at just how bad things could get in the “Rotten Apple”—and how movies told that story to the country and the world.
Author : Joshua Berrett
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 1461673283
Total Pages : 479 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (616 download)
Download or read book The Musical World of J.J. Johnson written by Joshua Berrett and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2001-12-18 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NOW IN PAPERBACK! J.J. Johnson, known as the spiritual father of modern trombone, has been a notable figure in the history of jazz. His career has embodied virtually every innovation and development in jazz over the past half-century. In this first comprehensive biography, filmography, catalog of compositions, and discography, the authors explore Johnson's childhood and early education, document his first compositions, and examine his classical roots, thereby creating a unique and powerful illustration of the composer's technical and stylistic development. New in the paperback edition is an Epilogue containing vital information about Johnson's suicide as well as an Index of Discography Titles.
Author : David Ivy
Publisher : Page Publishing Inc
ISBN 13 : 1662438753
Total Pages : 277 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (624 download)
Download or read book GREED written by David Ivy and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2021-12-29 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three childhood friends found themselves entwined in the vicissitudes of life on the mean streets of the South Bronx, where the invisible hands of greed lacked empathy. In a desperate attempt to escape poverty, Malcolm, Eric, and Yadiel actuated by a feeling of hopelessness, embraced a path in the streets that lead them into a life of gangs, arson, murder, and drugs. By 1977, on the gritty streets of the South Bronx, buildings were going up in smoke all over the city at a time when arson was the answer to everything. As Greed told the story of life and death, heroin filled the veins of those who tried to escape the horrors of the world through a delusive feeling of euphoria. By the early eighties, crack, a very potent form of cocaine, surfaced on the streets of New York, and with it came a profitable curse that conveyed death and destruction everywhere it went.
Author : Douglas Palermo
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1663237174
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (632 download)
Download or read book 2021 written by Douglas Palermo and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2022-03-20 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his first collection of poetry, 2019: A Year in Verse, we saw writer Douglas Palermo deal with grief, depression, and spiritual rebirth as he was hurled unexpectedly into the chaos that would be the year 2020. Now in this new collection of poetic word portraits, 2021: A Year Inverse, we get to join him as he confidently marches back. He is still processing the grief, still carrying the depression, but he has matured in his faith through the mastery of his craft. Readers should expect to buckle up for another 365-day trip around the sun, because this time we’re stuck in reverse. The parentheses will be closed as the masterpiece is finished. There will be no encore. There will be no curtain call. The cellar door has been closed. The author has seen his shadow and is ready for his soul to spring forth to higher dimensions and realities. So join him for this one last peek through his I of the Universe. Enjoy!
Author : Gerald R. Butters
Publisher : University of Missouri Press
ISBN 13 : 0826273297
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (262 download)
Download or read book From SWEETBACK to SUPER FLY written by Gerald R. Butters and published by University of Missouri Press. This book was released on 2016-01-31 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Racial politics and capitalism found a way to blend together in 1970s Chicago in the form of movie theaters targeted specifically toward African Americans. In From Sweetback to Super Fly, Gerald Buttersexamines the movie theaters in Chicago’s Loop that became, as he describes them, “black spaces” during the early 1970s with theater managers making an effort to gear their showings toward the African American community by using black-themed and blaxploitation films. Butters covers the wide range of issues that influenced the theaters, from changing racial patterns to the increasingly decrepit state of Chicago’s inner city and the pressure on businesses and politicians alike to breathe life into the dying area. Through his extensive research, Butters provides an in-depth look at this phenomenon, delving into an area that has not previously been explored. His close examination of how black-themed films were marketed and how theaters showing these films tried to draw in crowds sheds light on race issues both from an industrial standpoint on the side of the theaters and movie producers, as well as from a cultural standpoint on the side of the moviegoers and the city of Chicago as a whole. Butters provides a wealth of information on a very interesting yet underexamined part of history, making From Sweetback to Super Fly a supremely enjoyable and informative book.
Download or read book Billboard written by and published by . This book was released on 1993-05-08 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.
Download or read book New York Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1974-07-08 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York magazine was born in 1968 after a run as an insert of the New York Herald Tribune and quickly made a place for itself as the trusted resource for readers across the country. With award-winning writing and photography covering everything from politics and food to theater and fashion, the magazine's consistent mission has been to reflect back to its audience the energy and excitement of the city itself, while celebrating New York as both a place and an idea.
Author : Stephen Millar
Publisher : Museyon Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1940842565
Total Pages : 483 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (48 download)
Download or read book New York Offbeat Walks written by Stephen Millar and published by Museyon Inc.. This book was released on 2023-03-10 with total page 483 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is NOT your typical guide— this book will show you the quirkier side of Manhattan. See where the slave market was in Colonial Manhattan, learn who the streets were named after, visit the site of Studio 54, CGBGs, William S. Burroughs' Bunker, and John Lennon' s Nutopia, see the locations you' ll recognize from The Godfather (1972), When Harry Met Sally (1989), The Devil Wears Prada (2006), and places where other famous movies were filmed, visit everything from tiny community gardens to skyscrapers beloved by billionaires . . . Each walk covers lesser-known architectural, historical, and cultural highlights. Five reasons to buy this book: a must for native New Yorkers who want to be informed about their city introduces movies that have become an important part of the history of NYC fits in your pocket so it' s easy to start walks anywhere and anytime filled with fascinating anecdotes told with a hint of NYC sarcasm and humor contains 12 walks that will make you feel much fitter and smarter when you finish!
Author : Richard Dyer
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136641920
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (366 download)
Download or read book In The Space Of A Song written by Richard Dyer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-07-03 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Songs take up space and time in films. Richard Dyer's In the Space of a Song takes off from this perception, arguing that the way songs take up space indicates a great deal about the songs themselves, the nature of the feelings they present, and who is allowed to present feelings how, when and where. In the Space of a Song explores this perception through a range of examples, from classic MGM musicals to blaxploitation cinema, with the career of Lena Horne providing a turning point in the cultural dynamics of the feeling. Chapters include: The perfection of Meet Me in St. Louis A Star Is Born and the construction of authenticity ‘I seem to find the happiness I seek’: Heterosexuality and dance in the musical The space of happiness in the musical Singing prettily: Lena Horne in Hollywood Is Car Wash a musical? Music and presence in blaxploitation cinema In the Space of a Song is ideal for both scholars and students of film studies.
Author : Cynthia Lucia
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118475119
Total Pages : 516 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (184 download)
Download or read book American Film History written by Cynthia Lucia and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-06-25 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the American underground film to the blockbuster superhero, this authoritative collection of introductory and specialized readings explores the core issues and developments in American cinematic history during the second half of the twentieth-century through the present day. Considers essential subjects that have shaped the American film industry—from the impact of television and CGI to the rise of independent and underground film; from the impact of the civil rights, feminist and LGBT movements to that of 9/11. Features a student-friendly structure dividing coverage into the periods 1960-1975, 1976-1990, and 1991 to the present day, each of which opens with an historical overview Brings together a rich and varied selection of contributions by established film scholars, combining broad historical, social, and political contexts with detailed analysis of individual films, including Midnight Cowboy, Nashville, Cat Ballou, Chicago, Back to the Future, Killer of Sheep, Daughters of the Dust, Nothing But a Man, Ali, Easy Rider, The Conversation, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Longtime Companion, The Matrix, The War Tapes, the Batman films, and selected avant-garde and documentary films, among many others. Additional online resources, such as sample syllabi, which include suggested readings and filmographies, for both general and specialized courses, will be available online. May be used alongside American Film History: Selected Readings, Origins to 1960 to provide an authoritative study of American cinema from its earliest days through the new millennium
Author : Iain McIntyre
Publisher : PM Press
ISBN 13 : 1629636665
Total Pages : 1154 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (296 download)
Download or read book Sticking It to the Man written by Iain McIntyre and published by PM Press. This book was released on 2019-11-15 with total page 1154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From civil rights and Black Power to the New Left and gay liberation, the 1960s and 1970s saw a host of movements shake the status quo. The impact of feminism, anticolonial struggles, wildcat industrial strikes, and antiwar agitation were all felt globally. With social strictures and political structures challenged at every level, pulp and popular fiction could hardly remain unaffected. Feminist, gay, lesbian, Black and other previously marginalised authors broke into crime, thrillers, erotica, and other paperback genres previously dominated by conservative, straight, white males. For their part, pulp hacks struck back with bizarre takes on the revolutionary times, creating fiction that echoed the Nixonian backlash and the coming conservatism of Thatcherism and Reaganism. Sticking It to the Man tracks the ways in which the changing politics and culture of the 1950s, ’60s, and ’70s were reflected in pulp and popular fiction in the United States, the UK, and Australia. Featuring more than three hundred full-color covers, the book includes in-depth author interviews, illustrated biographies, articles, and reviews from more than two dozen popular culture critics and scholars. Among the works explored, celebrated, and analysed are books by street-level hustlers turned best-selling black writers Iceberg Slim, Nathan Heard, and Donald Goines; crime heavyweights Chester Himes, Ernest Tidyman and Brian Garfield; Yippies Anita Hoffman and Ed Sanders; best-selling authors such as Alice Walker, Patricia Nell Warren, and Rita Mae Brown; and myriad lesser-known novelists ripe for rediscovery. Contributors include: Gary Phillips, Woody Haut, Emory Holmes II, Michael Bronski, David Whish-Wilson, Susie Thomas, Bill Osgerby, Kinohi Nishikawa, Jenny Pausacker, Linda S. Watts, Scott Adlerberg, Maitland McDonagh, Devin McKinney, Andrew Nette, Danae Bosler, Michael A. Gonzales, Iain McIntyre, Nicolas Tredell, Brian Coffey, Molly Grattan, Brian Greene, Eric Beaumont, Bill Mohr, J. Kingston Pierce, Steve Aldous, David James Foster, and Alley Hector.
Author : Chester Himes
Publisher : Vintage Crime/Black Lizard
ISBN 13 : 0593686128
Total Pages : 197 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (936 download)
Download or read book All Shot Up written by Chester Himes and published by Vintage Crime/Black Lizard. This book was released on 2024-02-13 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this gripping installment of the maverick Harlem Detectives series, Coffin Ed Johnson and Gravedigger Jones investigate a series of seemingly unrelated, brutal crimes. A gold Cadillac, about as large as an ocean liner, rocks a woman to the pavement in the cold streets of Harlem. Three goons in cop uniforms heist a small fortune and leave an important politician dead. All told eight bodies stack up over the long, bloody weekend, but they won't spoil in this weather. And Grave Digger Jones and Coffin Ed Johnson have to follow the trail of brutal violence, perversion, and cold murder—and avoid getting caught in the fray.
