6.75" x 9.5" 367 pages Softcover B&W w/ Full Color 2004 First Edition Published by FAB Press ISBN: 190325406X Barcode: 9781903254066
(this is a preowned book / very clean copy / strong binding / very minor edge wear / small bump on the bottom left corner cover side of the spine)
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Description via FAB Press:
From The Driller Killer - a victim of the original 'video nasty' panic - to Bad Lieutenant and beyond, Abel Ferrara's films have attracted controversy for their extreme subject matter and admiration for their fine acting: Harvey Keitel, Christopher Walken, Madonna, Willem Dafoe, Matthew Modine and Ice-T all gave their finest performances under Ferrara's direction. Now, in this ground-breaking book, Brad Stevens subjects Ferrara's output to exhaustive analysis and discovers a tender heart beating beneath the excessive imagery.
With chapters devoted to every film, television episode and music video made by Ferrara - including accounts of the director's early shorts, his pseudonymous debut 9 Lives of a Wet Pussy, and his anonymous contribution to a reality TV show entitled FBI: The Untold Stories - Abel Ferrara: The Moral Vision presents the author's case that Ferrara is among the most important cultural figures of our time. By means of analysis and comparisons with key figures in the fields of cinema and literature, the author establishes Ferrara's status, demonstrating how the stylistic practices of such masterpieces as Ms.45, King of New York, Snake Eyes, The Addiction, The Funeral, The Blackout, New Rose Hotel and 'R Xmas express a generous and passionate morality.
Includes a wealth of biographical information based on interviews with Ferrara and his most important collaborators, such as Joe Delia, Francis Delia, Ken Kelsch, Anthony Redman, Mary Kane, Randall Sabusawa, Douglas Metrov and Asia Argento.
Contains a thoroughly researched filmography, notes on variant versions of Ferrara's films, a bibliography and a section dealing with unrealized projects.
Illustrated with rare stills and photos, including early portraits of Ferrara and shots of the director working on 9 Lives of a Wet Pussy. Over 100 b&w photos, plus a 16-page full colour section.
6 1/2" x 9 1/2" 416 pages Paperback B&W Published by Critical Vision / Headpress ISBN: 1900486105 2nd Printing (2001) (This is a preowned book and has been read; no markings and no missing pages. The cover is in excellent condition; very small fold on the spine from being read.)
Description via Headpress:
The eagerly awaited follow-up to Kerekes & Slater's acclaimed Killing for Culture, See No Evilis an exhaustive and startling overview of Britain's video nasty' culture which chronicles the phenomenal rise of video technology, concern for the children', the clampdown of the Video Recordings Act (1984), and video's alleged associations with criminal activity.
See No Evilcontains studies of film-induced' murder cases (Columbine and Michael Rambo' Ryan), interviews with the video underground' (bootleggers and dealers), plus detailed and insightful commentary on contentious movies in both Britain and the US.
9 1/2” x 11 3/4” Paperback B&W w/ Full Color Published by FAB Press ISBN: 09522926083 1st Printing (2001) (This is a preowned book in excellent condition. Very minimal bumps / bends on cover and edges but barely noticeable. Very clean 'archival' copy.)
Description via FAB Press:
The Seventies was the heyday of independent film production in Britain and this decade marked the peak of creativity for the genre. Ten Years of Terror is an encyclopaedic record of this era featuring a stunning selection of film stills and truly great promotional artwork. This is a work of unparalleled research - a valuable and definitive reference work. Ten Years of Terror is a beautiful large-format book which thoroughly satisfies all cult and horror film fans; lavishly illustrated with many pages in full colour and stacks of never previously published photos.The Seventies was the heyday of independent film production in Britain and this decade marked the peak of creativity for the genre. Ten Years of Terror is an encyclopaedic record of this era featuring a stunning selection of film stills and truly great promotional artwork. This is a work of unparalleled research - a valuable and definitive reference work. Ten Years of Terror is a beautiful large-format book which thoroughly satisfies all cult and horror film fans; lavishly illustrated with many pages in full colour and stacks of never previously published photos.
