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Klaus Kinski, Beast of Cinema

Author : Matthew Edwards
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786498978
Total Pages : 313 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Klaus Kinski, Beast of Cinema written by Matthew Edwards and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2016-06-21 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With more than 130 films and a career spanning four decades, Klaus Kinski (1926-1991) was one of the most controversial actors of his generation. Known for his wild tantrums on set and his legendary collaborations with auteur Werner Herzog--Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972), Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)--Kinski's intense performances made him the darling of European arthouse and exploitation/horror cinema. A genius in front of the camera, he was capable of lighting up the most risible films. Yet behind his public persona lurked a depraved man who took his art to the darkest extremes. This first ever collection of essays focusing on Kinski examines his work in exploitation and art house films and spaghetti westerns, along with his performances in such cult classics as Doctor Zhivago (1965), Crawlspace (1986), Venus in Furs (1965), The Great Silence (1968), Android (1982) and his only directorial credit, Paganini (1989). More than 50 reviews of Kinski's films are included, along with exclusive interviews with filmmakers and actors who worked with him.

Kinski Uncut

Author : Klaus Kinski
Publisher : Penguin Group
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book Kinski Uncut written by Klaus Kinski and published by Penguin Group. This book was released on 1997 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An international bestseller, Klaus Kinski's memoir has become a cult classic, telling the story of his fascinating life, from his tortured, poverty-stricken childhood in prewar Berlin to his rise to international stardom as a film actor. Probably the most outrageous autobiography ever--less a memoir than a hyperbolically pornographic performance piece.--Newsweek. photos.

The Atomic Bomb in Japanese Cinema

Author : Matthew Edwards
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476620202
Total Pages : 299 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book The Atomic Bomb in Japanese Cinema written by Matthew Edwards and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2018-07-24 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seventy years after the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan is still dealing with the effects of the bombings on the national psyche. From the Occupation Period to the present, Japanese cinema had offered a means of coming to terms with one of the most controversial events of the 20th century. From the monster movies Gojira (1954) and Mothra (1961) to experimental works like Go Shibata's NN-891102 (1999), atomic bomb imagery features in all genres of Japanese film. This collection of new essays explores the cultural aftermath of the bombings and its expression in Japanese cinema. The contributors take on a number of complex issues, including the suffering of the survivors (hibakusha), the fear of future holocausts and the danger of nuclear warfare. Exclusive interviews with Go Shibata and critically acclaimed directors Roger Spottiswoode (Hiroshima) and Steven Okazaki (White Light/Black Rain) are included.

Kinski Uncut

Author : Klaus Kinski
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780747529781
Total Pages : 325 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (297 download)

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Download or read book Kinski Uncut written by Klaus Kinski and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The memoirs of Klaus Kinski charting his life from a tortured childhood in pre-war Berlin, conscription at age sixteen to the German army, time serving in the Second World War, his eventual rise to stardom as an international film actor, and his Casanovian pursuit of sex.

Conquest of the Useless

Author : Werner Herzog
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061575534
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (615 download)

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Download or read book Conquest of the Useless written by Werner Herzog and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most revered filmmakers of our time, Werner Herzog wrote this diary during the making of Fitzcarraldo, the lavish 1982 film that tells the story of a would-be rubber baron who pulls a steamship over a hill in order to access a rich rubber territory. Later, Herzog spoke of his difficulties when making the film, including casting problems, reshoots, language barriers, epic clashes with the star, and the logistics of moving a 320-ton steamship over a hill without the use of special effects. Hailed by critics around the globe, the film went on to win Herzog the 1982 Outstanding Director Prize at Cannes. Conquest of the Useless, Werner Herzog's diary on his fever dream in the Amazon jungle, is an extraordinary glimpse into the mind of a genius during the making of one of his greatest achievements.

Spaghetti Westerns

Author : Aliza S. Wong
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442269049
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book Spaghetti Westerns written by Aliza S. Wong and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-12-15 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the silent days of cinema, Westerns have been one of the most popular genres, not just in the United States but around the world. International filmmakers have been so taken by westerns that many directors have produced versions of their own, despite lacking access to the American West. Nowhere has the Western been more embraced outside of the United States than Italy. In the 1960s, as Hollywood heroes like John Wayne and Randolph Scott were aging, Italian filmmakers were revitalizing the western, securing younger American actors for their productions and also making stars of homegrown talent. Movies directed and produced by Italians have been branded “spaghetti westerns”—a genre that boastsseveral hundred films. In Spaghetti Westerns: A Viewer’s Guide, Aliza S. Wong identifies the most significant westerns all’italiana produced as well as the individuals who significantly contributed to the genre. The author profiles such American actors as Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach, and Lee Van Cleef; composers including Ennio Morricone and Carlo Rustichelli; and, of course, directors like Sergio Corbucci and Sergio Leone. The most memorable movies of the genre are also examined, includingCompañeros, Django; A Fistful of Dollars; The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly; and They Call Me Trinity. In addition to citing pivotal films and filmmakers, this volume also highlights other relevant aspects of the genre, including popular shooting locations, subgenres like the Zapata western, and the films and filmmakers who were inspired by the spaghetti western, including Quentin Tarantino, Richard Rodriguez, and Takashi Miike. An introduction to a unique homage of American cinema, Spaghetti Westerns: A Viewer’s Guide allows fans and scholars alike to learn more about a genre that continues to fascinate audiences.

Critical Readings on Hammer Horror Films

Author : Fernando Gabriel Pagnoni Berns
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1040090044
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Critical Readings on Hammer Horror Films written by Fernando Gabriel Pagnoni Berns and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-06-28 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection offers close readings on Hammer’s cycle of horror films, analysing key films and placing particular emphasis on the narratives and themes present in the works discussed. Ranging from the studio’s first horror outing, The Mystery of the Mary Celeste (1935) to Hammer’s last contemporary film, Doctor Jekyll (2023), the collection celebrates cult-favourites such as The Quatermass Experiment, the films of Terence Fisher, to overlooked classics such as Captain Clegg or The Mummy franchise. This volume also delves into Hammer’s psychological thrillers, the studio’s venture into TV with Hammer’s House of Horrors, with theoretical frameworks varying from queer studies to postcolonial readings. This volume will appeal to scholars and students of film studies, international cinema, film history and horror studies.

Bloodstained Narratives

Author : Matthew Edwards
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 1496844491
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (968 download)

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Download or read book Bloodstained Narratives written by Matthew Edwards and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2023-03-24 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contributions by Donald L. Anderson, Brian Brems, Eric Brinkman, Matthew Edwards, Brenda S. Gardenour Walter, Andrew Grossman, Lisa Haegele, Gavin F. Hurley, Mikel J. Koven, Sharon Jane Mee, Fernando Gabriel Pagnoni Berns, Émilie von Garan, Connor John Warden, and Sean Woodard The giallo (yellow) film cycle, characterized by its bloody murders and blending of high art and cinematic sleaze, rose to prominence in Italy in the 1960s and 1970s. Beginning with Mario Bava’s The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1963) and Dario Argento’s The Bird with the Crystal Plumage (1970), giallo films influenced the American slasher films of the 1980s and attracted an increasingly large fandom. In Bloodstained Narratives: The Giallo Film in Italy and Abroad, contributors explore understudied aspects of gialli. The chapters introduce readers to a wide range of films, including masterpieces from Argento and overlooked gems, all of them examined in close detail. Rather than understanding giallo as focalized exclusively in Italy in the 1970s, this collection explores the extension of gialli narratives abroad through different geographies and times. This book examines Italian gialli of the 1970s as well as American neo-gialli, French productions, Canadian horror films of the 1980s, and Asian rewritings of this “yellow” cycle of crime/horror films. Bloodstained Narratives also features interviews with two giallo film directors, including cult favorite Antonio Bido. Rather than fading from the cinematic stage, gialli serves as a precursor and steady accomplice to horror-thriller films through the twenty-first century.

Murder Movie Makers

Author : Matthew Edwards
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 147667647X
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Murder Movie Makers written by Matthew Edwards and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2020-05-14 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Serial killers, mass murderers, spree killers, outlaws, and real-life homicidal maniacs have long held a grim fascination for both filmmakers and viewers. Since the 1970s, hundreds of films and television movies have been made covering killers from Charles Manson to Ted Bundy and the Zodiac Killer creating a uniquely morbid sub-genre within horror and thrillers. This collection of interviews sheds light on 17 filmmakers and screenwriters who tackled this controversial subject while attempting to explore the warped world of infamous killers. The interviews include John McNaughton (Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer), Tom Hanson (The Zodiac Killer), David Wickes (Jack the Ripper), Chris Gerolmo (Citizen X), Chuck Parello (The Hillside Stranglers), David Jacobson (Dahmer) and Clive Saunders on his ill-fated experience directing Gacy. Offering candid insights into the creative process behind these movies, the interviews also show the pitfalls and moral controversy the filmmakers had to wrestle with to bring their visions to the screen.

The Rwandan Genocide on Film

Author : Matthew Edwards
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476631565
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book The Rwandan Genocide on Film written by Matthew Edwards and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2018-07-11 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rwandan genocide was one of the most shameful events of the 20th century. Many Westerners’ understanding of it is based upon the Oscar-winning film Hotel Rwanda and the critically acclaimed Shooting Dogs. Yet how accurately do these films depict events in Rwanda in 1994? Drawing on new scholarship, this collection of essays explores a variety of feature films and documentaries about the genocide to understand its expression in both Western and Rwandan cinema. Interviews with filmmakers are featured, including journalist Steve Bradshaw (BBC’s Panorama), director Nick Hughes (100 Days), director Lee Isaac Chung (Munyurangabo) and Rwandan filmmakers Eric Kabera and Kivu Ruhorahoza.

Twisted Visions

Author : Matthew Edwards
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476663769
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Twisted Visions written by Matthew Edwards and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2017-06-29 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Horror and exploitation films have played a pioneering role in both American and world cinema, with a number of controversial and surreal movies produced by renegade filmmakers. This collection of interviews sheds light on the work of 23 directors from across the globe who defied the conventions of Hollywood and commercial cinema. They include Alfred Sole (Alice, Sweet, Alice), Romano Scavolini (Nightmares in a Damaged Brain), Stu Segall (Drive-in Massacre), Joseph Ellison (Don't Go in the House), David Paulsen (Savage Weekend, Schizoid), Jorg Buttgereit (Nekromantik, Schramm), Jack Sholder (Alone in the Dark, The Hidden), Marinao Baino (Dark Waters), Yoshihiko Matsui (Noisy Requiem) and Jamil Dehlavi (Born of Fire). More than 90 photographs are included, with many rare behind-the-scenes images.

The Individual in Werner Herzog's Films Aguirre, the Wrath of God and STROSZEK

Author : Guido Böhm
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3638956407
Total Pages : 33 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (389 download)

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Download or read book The Individual in Werner Herzog's Films Aguirre, the Wrath of God and STROSZEK written by Guido Böhm and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2008-07 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2001 in the subject Film Science, grade: A (1,3), University of Glasgow (Department of Film- and TV-Studies), 11 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: "The epithets used to describe the films of Werner Herzog invariably emphasise the critics' feeling that they have been impressed by something that goes beyond rational analysis"1 This statement by John Sandford seems to sum up the fascinating consequence of the mysterious enigma of Werner Herzog's films: an irrational aesthetic method, an irrational performance and an irrational effect. Typical terms used in the past to describe Herzog's work were: "obsessive, fanatic, titanic, apocalyptic, holy, demonic", but also, more neutrally, terms like "fantastic, irrational, mysterious".2 Indeed, when watching his films, they can create a very strange atmosphere. The viewer is often confronted with human megalomania or total human failure which stands in contrast to a mighty, unconquerable nature. Herzog plays with the presentation of these concepts. They are linked, varied, mixed and often set in a somewhat mystical context. At times this mixture of opposing elements are that grotesque that the viewer does not really know whether to laugh or to cry. There is a steady presence of an uncomfortable kind of humour in Herzog's work. Some of Herzog's films seem more like a psychedelic experience, than a typical, classically told story, which follows narrative laws like exposition, plot or climax. In these films the emotions seem to be more important than their narrative origin and therefore the story becomes less important than what it carries. This is the Herzog-typical irrational element, which leaves the viewer impressed, but leaves him/her with more questions than answers. 1 Sandford, John: The New German Cinema. (London: 1980); p. 48 2 ibid.; p. 48

More Magnificent Mountain Movies

Author :
Publisher : W. Lee Cozad
ISBN 13 : 9780972337236
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (372 download)

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Download or read book More Magnificent Mountain Movies written by and published by W. Lee Cozad. This book was released on with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Diary of a Film

Author : Jean Cocteau
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book Diary of a Film written by Jean Cocteau and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Beauty and the Beast

Author : Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1365793508
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (657 download)

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Download or read book Beauty and the Beast written by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2017-03 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first published version of Beauty and the Beast, written by the French author Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve in the mid-18th century and translated by James Robinson Planch . It is a novel-length story intended for adult readers, addressing the issues of the marriage system of the day in which women had no right to choose their husband or to refuse to marry. There is also a wealth of rich back story as to how the Prince became cursed and revelations about Beauty's parentage, which fail to appear in subsequent versions of the now classic fairy tale.

Vernon God Little

Author : DBC Pierre
Publisher : Open Road + Grove/Atlantic
ISBN 13 : 0802194354
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (21 download)

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Download or read book Vernon God Little written by DBC Pierre and published by Open Road + Grove/Atlantic. This book was released on 2012-08-07 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “If Huckleberry Finn were set on the Mexican-American border and written by the creators of South Park, it might read something like this.” —San Francisco Chronicle Hailed by critics and lauded by readers for its riotously funny and scathing portrayal of America in an age of trial by media, materialism, and violence, Vernon God Little was an international sensation when it was first published in 2003 and awarded the prestigious Man Booker Prize. The memorable portrait of America is seen through the eyes of a wry, young protagonist. Fifteen-year-old Vernon narrates the story with a cynical twang and a four-letter barb for each of his townsfolk, a medley of characters. With a plot involving a school shooting and death-row reality TV shows, Pierre’s effortless prose and dialogue combine to form a novel of postmodern gamesmanship. “A dangerous, smart, ridiculous, and very funny first novel . . . Pierre renders adolescence brilliantly, capturing with seeming effortlessness the bright, contradictory hormone rush of teenage life.” —Sam Sifton, The New York Times

Human Beasts: the Films of Paul Naschy

Author : Troy Howarth
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781718835894
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (358 download)

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Download or read book Human Beasts: the Films of Paul Naschy written by Troy Howarth and published by . This book was released on 2018-06-10 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: [PREMIUM COLOR EDITION]Paul Naschy, a.k.a. Jacinto Molina, is renowned as Spain's number one icon of the horror genre. His love of the macabre began in childhood and it would remain engraved in his DNA until his dying day. His is a strange story: a champion weightlifter and body builder, he started acting almost as a lark, when all he really wanted to do was write. Despite the apathy and incredulity of most of his colleagues, he forged ahead and helped to create the Spanish horror film. A period of success was followed by soul-crushing disappointment, depression and ill health-but his champion spirit ensured that he would make his comeback. Before passing on in 2009, he found himself feted and lionized by fans and followers all over the world, thus validating his decision to take the road less traveled.Troy Howarth, the author of such acclaimed books as Real Depravities: The Films of Klaus Kinski and the Rondo Award-nominated So Deadly, So Perverse: 50 Years of Italian Giallo Films, charts the course of Naschy's career from uncredited bit player to beloved icon of the horror genre. All of Naschy's films are covered, with particular emphasis on the films he wrote (and sometimes directed) in addition to appearing in as an actor. Those who chiefly know of Naschy for his long-running series of films devoted to his character Waldemar Daninsky, the nobleman-turned-werewolf, may be in for a surprise as the full sweep of his career encompassed everything from social drama to out-and-out farce, as well. All of the highs and the lows of his prolific and unique career as a writer, a director, a producer and an actor are present and accounted for, providing a comprehensive overview of a man for whom the cinema was part of his very being.Human Beasts: The Films of Paul Naschy pays homage to Naschy the artist while also providing some personal glimpses into the man behind the makeup. On top of that, there are plenty of stills, posters, behind-the-scenes and candid shots, many donated by Naschy's family. Naschy's sons, Bruno and Sergio Molina, have also contributed memories about their father and his career, and there are further testimonials from people who've already fallen under the spell of Paul Naschy. You can also read the great man's thoughts about his legacy in the cinema, thanks to an interview which has never before been published-until now.