'The Cult Film Reader' contains major essays written on the structure, form, status, and reception of global cult cinema traditions. It includes work from key established scholars in the field, including Janet Staiger, Jeffrey Sconce and Umberto Eco, as well as new takes on the …
'The Cult Film Reader' contains major essays written on the structure, form, status, and reception of global cult cinema traditions. It includes work from key established scholars in the field, including Janet Staiger, Jeffrey Sconce and Umberto Eco, as well as new takes on the …
From mediations on explicit imagery and profiles of prominent performers to discussions of national nudities and the titillating thrills of new technologies, cine-erotica has become a significant and subversive category of contemporary film, media, and cultural studies. Expandin…
This collection offers a fascinating overview of this area of maverick movie-making by considering the links between the experimental and exploitation traditions of the American underground. The volume brings together leading film theorists, critics, exhibitors and filmmakers.