Genre Busting Dark Comedies Of The 1970s
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| Author | : Wes D. Gehring |
| Publisher | : McFarland |
| Total Pages | : 251 |
| Release | : 2016-03-09 |
| Genre | : Performing Arts |
| ISBN | : 1476622515 |
Download Genre-Busting Dark Comedies of the 1970s Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
This examination of dark comedies of the 1970s focuses on films which concealed black humor behind a misleading genre label. All That Jazz (1979) is a musical...about death--hardly Fred and Ginger territory. This masking goes beyond misnomer to a breaking of formula that director Robert Altman called "anti-genre." Altman's MASH (1970) ridiculed the military establishment in general--the Vietnam War in particular--under the guise of a standard military service comedy. The picaresque Western Little Big Man (1970) turned the bluecoats vs. Indians formula upside-down--the audience roots for the Indians instead of the cavalry. The book covers 12 essential films, including Harold and Maude (1971), Slaughterhouse-Five (1972), One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) and Being There (1979), with notes on A Clockwork Orange (1971). These films reveal a compounding complexity that reinforces the absurdity at the heart of dark comedy.
| Author | : Wes D. Gehring |
| Publisher | : McFarland |
| Total Pages | : 243 |
| Release | : 2024-01-30 |
| Genre | : Performing Arts |
| ISBN | : 1476650497 |
Download Kinds of American Film Comedy Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
This groundbreaking film study begins with a survey of American print humorists from eras leading up to and overlapping the advent of film--including some who worked both on the page and on the screen, like Robert Benchley, Will Rogers, Groucho Marx and W. C. Fields. Six comic film genres are identified as outgrowths of a national tradition of Cracker Barrel philosophers, personality comedy, parody, screwball comedy, romantic comedy and dark comedy. Whether it is Mark Twain or a parody film involving Steve Martin, comedy is most often about blowing "raspberries" at the world, and a reminder you are not alone.
| Author | : Dan Lalande |
| Publisher | : McFarland |
| Total Pages | : 241 |
| Release | : 2023-08-04 |
| Genre | : Performing Arts |
| ISBN | : 147664974X |
Download The Drop Dead Funny '70s Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
This work offers a critical examination of 130 commercially-released film comedies of the 1970s. It considers the socio-political circumstances of each year of the decade, then critiques each film released that year with a focus on its effect on the film industry and the art of big screen comedy, as well as the emergence of talents whose work influenced (or was influenced by) the zeitgeist of the decade. Covering popular titles like M*A*S*H, Blazing Saddles, American Graffiti, The Bad News Bears, Smokey and the Bandit and many more, it argues that the 1970s may rightly be considered the last golden age of film comedy.
| Author | : Wes D. Gehring |
| Publisher | : Praeger |
| Total Pages | : 230 |
| Release | : 1996-07-30 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : |
Download American Dark Comedy Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
From Charlie Chaplin's The Gold Rush to Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction, Gehring presents a compelling theory of the black comedy film genre. Placing the movies he discusses in a historical and literary context, Gehring explores the genre's obession with death and the characters' failure to be shocked by it. Movies discussed include: Slaughterhouse Five, Catch-2, Clockwork Orange, Harold and Maude, Heathers, and Natural Born Killers.
| Author | : Fran Ross |
| Publisher | : New Directions Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 156 |
| Release | : 2015-07-07 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 081122323X |
Download Oreo Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
A pioneering, dazzling satire about a biracial black girl from Philadelphia searching for her Jewish father in New York City Oreo is raised by her maternal grandparents in Philadelphia. Her black mother tours with a theatrical troupe, and her Jewish deadbeat dad disappeared when she was an infant, leaving behind a mysterious note that triggers her quest to find him. What ensues is a playful, modernized parody of the classical odyssey of Theseus with a feminist twist, immersed in seventies pop culture, and mixing standard English, black vernacular, and Yiddish with wisecracking aplomb. Oreo, our young hero, navigates the labyrinth of sound studios and brothels and subway tunnels in Manhattan, seeking to claim her birthright while unwittingly experiencing and triggering a mythic journey of self-discovery like no other.
| Author | : Wes D. Gehring |
| Publisher | : Greenwood |
| Total Pages | : 432 |
| Release | : 1988-06-22 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : |
Download Handbook of American Film Genres Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Handbook of American Film Genres provides scholarly introductory overviews of various types of films, lists significant examples of each genre, and recommends sources to consult for additional information. Eighteen genres are covered divided into five different categories: action/adventure, comedy, the fantastic, songs and soaps, and nontraditional. Each category is then divided into more diverse sections such as comedy: screwball, parody, clown etc. ... Each chapter includes a historical/analytical overview, a bibliographic overview, and then concludes with a chronologically arranged, highly selective filmography, citing from 10 to 15 major examples of the genre with brief lists of credits. ... One of the strengths of this guide is its coverage of more genres than other standard studies. ... Handbook of American Film Genres covers foreign films as well, it makes a valuable contribution to film scholarship, and it will be a useful acquisition for libraries that support serious film study.
| Author | : Barry Duncan |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 392 |
| Release | : 1988 |
| Genre | : Mass media |
| ISBN | : 9780774712620 |
Download Mass Media and Popular Culture Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
| Author | : William V. Costanzo |
| Publisher | : National Council of Teachers of English (Ncte) |
| Total Pages | : 356 |
| Release | : 2004 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : |
Download Great Films and how to Teach Them Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Costanzo combines a love of film viewing with the practical side of expressing film study to students, including the art of transforming fiction into film, history and business of the industry, and film genres. He also includes study guides for fourteen films, including "To Kill a Mockingbird," "Romeo and Juliet," "Mississippi Masala," "Schindler's List," "The Shawshank Redemption," "Run Lola Run," "The Matrix," and "Bend It Like Beckham."
| Author | : Wes D. Gehring |
| Publisher | : McFarland |
| Total Pages | : 261 |
| Release | : 2021-01-15 |
| Genre | : Performing Arts |
| ISBN | : 147667244X |
Download Charlie Chaplin and A Woman of Paris Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
Charlie Chaplin's A Woman of Paris (1923) was a groundbreaking film which was neither a simple recycling of Peggy Hopkins Joyce's story, nor quickly forgotten. Through heavily-documented "period research," this book lands several bombshells, including Paris is deeply rooted in Chaplin's previous films and his relationship with Edna Purviance, Paris was not rejected by heartland America, Chaplin did "romantic research" (especially with Pola Negri), and Paris' many ongoing influences have never been fully appreciated. These are just a few of the mistakes about Paris.
| Author | : Ellen Raskin |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 242 |
| Release | : 2020-10-13 |
| Genre | : Juvenile Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0593204506 |
Download The Westing Game Book in PDF, Epub and Kindle
A Newbery Medal Winner For over thirty-five years, Ellen Raskin's Newbery Medal-winning The Westing Game has been an enduring favorite. This highly inventive mystery involves sixteen people who are invited to the reading of Samuel W. Westing's will. They could become millionaires-it all depends on how they play the tricky and dangerous Westing game, a game involving blizzards, burglaries, and bombings! Ellen Raskin has created a remarkable cast of characters in a puzzle-knotted, word-twisting plot filled with humor, intrigue, and suspense. Winner of the Newbery Medal Winner of the Boston Globe/Horn Book Award An ALA Notable Book A School Library Journal One Hundred Books That Shaped the Century "A supersharp mystery...confoundingly clever, and very funny." —Booklist, starred review "Great fun for those who enjoy illusion, word play, or sleight of hand." —The New York Times Book Review "A fascinating medley of word games, disguises, multiple aliases, and subterfuges—a demanding but rewarding book." —The Horn Book
