Gods & Monsters

von Noah Tsika

Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

--One of three new titles to inaugurate Arsenal's new series, Queer Film Classics: a collection of monographs of classic films of interest to LGBT audiences, based loosely on the popular British Film Institute series of books on classic cinema. The series is edited by Thomas Waugh, a film studies professor and author of Out/Lines (Arsenal, 2002) and Lust Unearthed (Arsenal, 2004), and Matthew Hays, a film critic and author of the Lambda Literary Award-winning book The View from Here (Arsenal, 2007). --"Gods and Monsters" (1998) is based on the last years in the life of James Whale, best-known for directing horror films including "Frankenstein" and "Bride of Frankenstein." The film is based on the novel "Father of Frankenstein" by Christopher Bram (Tsika's book is informed by an interview with Bram). "Gods and Monsters," directed by openly gay director Bill Condon ("Dreamgirls"), won an Oscar for best adapted screenplay, and wa

• ISBN: 9781551522630
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 01.10.2009
• Größe: 185 x 128 mm
• Verlag: Arsenal Pulp Press