Gay Directors, Gay Films? - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Gay Directors, Gay Films? write by Emanuel Levy. This book was released on 2015-08-25. Gay Directors, Gay Films? available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Through intimate encounters with the life and work of five contemporary gay male directors, this book develops a framework for interpreting what it means to make a gay film or adopt a gay point of view. For most of the twentieth century, gay characters and gay themes were both underrepresented and misrepresented in mainstream cinema. Since the 1970s, however, a new generation of openly gay directors has turned the closet inside out, bringing a poignant immediacy to modern cinema and popular culture. Combining his experienced critique with in-depth interviews, Emanuel Levy draws a clear timeline of gay filmmaking over the past four decades and its particular influences and innovations. While recognizing the "queering" of American culture that resulted from these films, Levy also takes stock of the ensuing conservative backlash and its impact on cinematic art, a trend that continues alongside a growing acceptance of homosexuality. He compares the similarities and differences between the "North American" attitudes of Todd Haynes, Gus Van Sant, and John Waters and the "European" perspectives of Pedro Almodóvar and Terence Davies, developing a truly expansive approach to gay filmmaking and auteur cinema.
Gay Directors, Gay Films?
Gay Directors, Gay Films? - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Gay Directors, Gay Films? write by Emanuel Levy. This book was released on 2015. Gay Directors, Gay Films? available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Recognizing the innovative work and distinct sensibilities of five major gay American and European film directors.
New Queer Cinema
New Queer Cinema - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook New Queer Cinema write by B. Ruby Rich. This book was released on 2013-03-26. New Queer Cinema available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. B. Ruby Rich designated a brand new genre, the New Queer Cinema (NQC), in her groundbreaking article in the Village Voice in 1992. This movement in film and video was intensely political and aesthetically innovative, made possible by the debut of the camcorder, and driven initially by outrage over the unchecked spread of AIDS. The genre has grown to include an entire generation of queer artists, filmmakers, and activists. As a critic, curator, journalist, and scholar, Rich has been inextricably linked to the New Queer Cinema from its inception. This volume presents her new thoughts on the topic, as well as bringing together the best of her writing on the NQC. She follows this cinematic movement from its origins in the mid-1980s all the way to the present in essays and articles directed at a range of audiences, from readers of academic journals to popular glossies and weekly newspapers. She presents her insights into such NQC pioneers as Derek Jarman and Isaac Julien and investigates such celebrated films as Go Fish, Brokeback Mountain, Itty Bitty Titty Committee, and Milk. In addition to exploring less-known films and international cinemas (including Latin American and French films and videos), she documents the more recent incarnations of the NQC on screen, on the web, and in art galleries.
Out at the Movies
Out at the Movies - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Out at the Movies write by Steven Paul Davies. This book was released on 2008-12-01. Out at the Movies available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Over the decades, gay cinema has reflected the community's journey from persecution to emancipation to acceptance. Politicized dramas like Victim in the 1960s, The Naked Civil Servant in the 1970s, and the AIDS cinema of the 1980s have given way in recent years to films which celebrate a vast array of gay lifestyles. Gay films have undergone a major shift from the fringe to the mainstream—2005’s Academy Awards were dubbed "the gay Oscars" with statues going to Brokeback Mountain, Capote, and Transamerica. Producers began clamoring to back gay-themed movies and the most high profile of these is Gus Van Sant’s forthcoming Milk, starring Sean Penn as Harvey Milk, the first prominent American political figure to be elected to office on an openly gay ticket back in the 1970s. The book also covers gay filmmakers and actors and their influence within the industry, the most iconic scenes from gay cinema, and the most memorable dialogue from key films.
The View from Here
The View from Here - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The View from Here write by Matthew Hays. This book was released on 2007. The View from Here available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
