New Queer Cinema: The Director's Cut
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| Rating | : | 4.98 (884 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0822354284 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 360 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-09-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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Joor said Five Stars. Illuminating!. "wow, excellent" according to shotsy faust. What an undertaking for ruby rich. She reveals the progression of queer cinema from it's origins and gets beyond the obvious choices to the films that made the obvious choices, more mainstream films possible. And unlike most scholarly studies she plants her theory squarely in the context of those times. The memoir aspect of t. Great reading!! K. April Holgate I received a copy free through Goodreads First Reads.This was a fascinating and insightful look into a genre of the cinema I was not overly familiar with. I know the more mainstream works but it was great learning about the indie side of things. I am going to pass this along top a friend whop really loves the genre! Fantastic
"At last, an anthology of B. Ruby Rich’s groundbreaking work on New Queer Cinema—a valuable historical archive with the added bonus of her current reflections on it. Smart, passionate, and engaging, her writing keeps alive the fine art of criticism that is so crucial to sustaining filmmakers and their audiences."
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.. 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. This volume presents her new thoughts on the topic, as well as bringing togethe