Out at the Movies: A History of Gay Cinema
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| Rating | : | 4.24 (564 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1843446618 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-02-26 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Politicized dramas like Victim in the 60s, The Naked Civil Servant in the 70s, and the AIDS cinema of the 80s have given way in recent years to films which celebrate a vast array of gay lifestyles. The book discusses gay cinema since then, and includes information on gay filmmakers and actors and their influence within the industry. Gay films have undergone a major shift, from the fringe to the mainstream and 2005’s Academy Awards were dubbed "the Gay Oscars" with awards going to Brokeback Mountain, Capote and Transamerica. Over the decades, gay cinema has reflected the community's journey from persecution to emancipation to acceptance. Interspersed throughout the book are some of the most iconic scenes from gay cinema and the most memorable dialogue from key films.
"A scathing review by Jenni Olson" according to J. Olson. It has been a very exciting thing to watch the tremendous continuing expansion of LGBT cinema. Rather than illuminating that growth, I have to say that Steven Paul Davies's ambitiously entitled book does nothing more than attempt to capitalize on the phenomenon. For the most part it reads like an updated Cliff's Notes version of Vito Russo's groundbreaking overview of homosexuality in the movies, The Celluloid Closet or a cheap rip-off of Ray Murray's excellent encyclopedia of queer cinema, Images In The Dark. If you want a great LGBT film book -- get one of those.Honestly, the majority of Out At The Movies: A His. For most, not worth your time or money. Bob Lind It's an ambitious undertaking trying to compile a cohesive "history" of GLBT-themed films through the past 60+ years. Unfortunately, I think the effort falls far short of what it could have been.Davies puts together a pricey 204 page softcover book that seems to have only slightly more detail about many films than I have seen in DVD catalogues. The films are arranged chronologically by decade, and he starts off each section with a rather fluffy "This was the time when" introduction that does little but try to work in the titles of as many films as he can, only about 25% of which are actually spotlighted in any de. "A Gay Cinema Book to Own" according to JWL. This book gives a great in-depth look at gay cinema and how far the movie industry has come all these years. It also gives you insight on the stars, background of the actors and in general, full info on the movies of the period. Highly recommend this book to all movie buffs.
He organizes the material by decade, beginning with pre-1960s cinema, and discusses various films within their social contexts—from when the subject was off-limits and expressed on-screen only via symbolic codes and icons, through Stonewall and AIDS, to when gay people and gay themes were openly accepted and became central to certain films. A thoughtful and well-presented overview of the subject with insightful perspectives on the complex role and social, political, and artistic impact of gay cinema within modern culture.—Carol J. A generous selection of photos and movie stills and an excellent foreword by Simon Callow nicely complement this work. All rights reserved. . Davies follows each chapter with biographical summaries of key actors and directors and includes in-depth examples of the genre's development,