Black and White and Blue
Adult Cinema from the Victorian Age to the VCR
Thompson, Dave
Paperback
$12.57 + $1.99 USPS S/H
$0.63 of your order (5%) will be donated to the school of your choice.
BOOK SUMMARY
In the 1920s they were called stags, smokes, or blue movies; today it's adult films. But until now, apart from brief summaries in film histories and scholarly articles, there has been no complete history of the pornographic film industry. That gap
BOOK SYNOPSIS
In the 1920s they were called stags, smokes, or blue movies; today it's adult films. But until now, apart from brief summaries in film histories and scholarly articles, there has been no complete history of the pornographic film industry. That gap is filled by this lively and insightful book that provides commentary on individual movies and traces the evolution of film styles and storylines through nearly a century of X-rated material. All the research for the book is based on viewings of the moviesmany of the oldest are now archived on DVDsand on interviews with living actors and producers. Tracing an arc from the masks and dim lighting of the earliest days to the realism and absence of trick photography in the 1920s and 1930s, the account then ponders the obsession with close-ups of body parts in later decades. The overview ends in the late 1970s, when the advent of home videos changed adult entertainment completely.
BOOK REVIEWS
"If you have any kind of rock'n'roll reference library, chances are you own at least one book by Dave Thompson" Paper magazine
Submit a book reviewFOR RELATED BOOKS
Performing Arts Books :: Film & Video Books :: Guides & Reviews Books
Performing Arts Books :: Film & Video Books :: History & Criticism Books
Social Science Books :: Pornography Books
MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 1550227912
ISBN(13-digit): 9781550227918
Dewey Decimal: 791.43/6538
Library of Congress: 2007408134
Book Publisher: Independent Pub Group
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 301
Paper Weight (lb): 0.50 lb
If you like this book, you may also enjoy:
 | |
 | |
 | |
| The Wizard of Oz | |
Serenity | |
The Making of the Potterverse | |
| Rushdie, Salman | |
Whedon, Joss/ Whedon, Joss (INT) | |
Scott, Thomas | |
