Wicked Cinema

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From struggles over identity politics in the 1990s to current concerns about a clash of civilizations between Islam and Christianity, culture wars play a prominent role in the twenty-first century. Movies help to define and drive these conflicts by both reflecting and shaping cultural norms, as well as showing what violates those norms. In this pathfinding book, Daniel S. Cutrara employs queer theory, cultural studies, theological studies, and film studies to investigate how cinema represents and often denigrates religion and religious believers—an issue that has received little attention in film studies, despite the fact that faith in its varied manifestations is at the heart of so many cultural conflicts today. Wicked Cinema examines films from the United States, Europe, and the Middle East, including Crimes and Misdemeanors, The Circle, Breaking the Waves, Closed Doors, Agnes of God, Priest, The Last Temptation of Christ, and Dogma. Central to all of the films is their protagonists' struggles with sexual transgression and traditional belief systems within Christianity, Judaism, or Islam—a struggle, Cutrara argues, that positions believers as the Other and magnifies the abuses of religion while ignoring its positive aspects. Uncovering a hazardous web of ideological assumptions informed by patriarchy, the spirit/flesh dichotomy, and heteronormativity, Cutrara demonstrates that ultimately these films emphasize the "Otherness" of the faithful through a variety of strategies commonly used to denigrate the queer, from erasing their existence, to using feminization to make them appear weak, to presenting them as dangerous fanatics.

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Genre : Performing Arts
Author : Daniel S. Cutrara
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Release : 2015-05-01
File : 281 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9781477307533


Something Wicked

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An anthology of essays that deal with Witchcraft and the figure of the Witch, as they have been presented in motion pictures, television, and popular culture, in order to understand how, why, and when the common anti-Witchcraft/ anti-Witch attitude evolved. Mainstream tales of Witchcraft, including modern movies, novels, TV series, and other examples of our popular culture, more often than not express the traditional notion of a Witch as a wild, dangerous, untamable, “nasty” woman, obsessed with a desire for power to control all around her, in most narratives such a hunger presented as a negative. In truth, The Witch is a symbol of 'threatening evil' only to those men and women who accept a conservative sensibility. For members of either gender who do not, The Witch is perceived as hero and role model. This collection begins with the Biblical figure of Lilith, followed by Morgan le Fey from Arthurian legend/ myth in literature as well as in popular culture, followed by the more contemporary depictions of the Witch that start to appear in the 1960s; for example, in the Bewitched sitcom, the Star Wars franchise, Harry Potter, and even the television show Scooby-Doo. International depictions of the Witch are discussed, including Italy's Dario Argento's films, Suspiria and Inferno. The final section of this collection focuses on the most iconic depictions of the Witch produced during the 21st century, including A Discovery of Witches, Penny Dreadful, Game of Thrones and the history of the Witch in films by the Walt Disney studio, from its origins more than a century ago to the latest releases, arguing that here, if perhaps surprisingly, we discover the most fair and balanced portraits of Witches in the history of film and TV.

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Genre : Social Science
Author : Douglas Brode
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release : 2024-10-31
File : 488 Pages
ISBN-13 : 9798765122334


The Theater

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Release : 1882
File : 430 Pages
ISBN-13 : STANFORD:36105027733471


Cinema Sewer

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A mind-melting compilation of gonzo writing, illustration and comics about the most insane, sexy, awkward, cheesy, hilarious, upsetting and jaw-dropping movies in the history of film, 'Cinema Sewer' joyously celebrates the sleaziest aspects of the moviegoing experience, whilst delving deep into bizarre cinematic history.

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Genre : Performing Arts
Author : Robin Bougie
Publisher :
Release : 2007
File : 196 Pages
ISBN-13 : STANFORD:36105114493880


Sylvia Plath And The Cinema

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Genre : Women in literature
Author : Linda Lussy Fraser
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Release : 1997
File : 356 Pages
ISBN-13 : UCR:31210010606018


Leonard Maltin S Movie And Video Guide

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The 25th anniversary edition! Going strong after 25 years, this movie and video guide by the film correspondent for top-rated Entertainment Tonight offers more than 19,000 capsule movie reviews--with over 300 new entries. Includes updated and expanded indexes of stars and directors, plus an updated list of mail-order sources.

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Genre : Performing Arts
Author : Leonard Maltin
Publisher : Signet Book
Release : 1994
File : 1608 Pages
ISBN-13 : 0451181727


Stunting In The Cinema

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Genre : Performing Arts
Author : Arthur Wise
Publisher : London : Constable
Release : 1973
File : 274 Pages
ISBN-13 : UOM:39015003932608


To Day S Cinema News And Property Gazette

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Genre : Motion pictures
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Release : 1955
File : 560 Pages
ISBN-13 : NYPL:33433014784072


Photoplay Movies Video

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Genre : Motion pictures
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Release : 1983
File : 270 Pages
ISBN-13 : IND:30000002962029


Wicked Women Of The Screen

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A survey of those actresses famous for playing the wicked women of the screen. The book covers Bette Davis, Joan Collins, Barbara Stanwyck, Marlene Dietrich and many others. David Quinlan describes their lives and their careers and there are full filmographies.

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Genre : Performing Arts
Author : David Quinlan
Publisher : B. T. Batsford Limited
Release : 1987
File : 170 Pages
ISBN-13 : UOM:39015013406270