Withnail and us : cult films and film cults in British cinema /
Cult has entered the cultural psyche in a profound and pervasive way. There is no corner of popular culture beyond the potential for cult transformation. Indeed, in entering common parlance the term has effectively lost its clandestine mystique. But why? And how did we get here with cult? "With...
| Основен автор: | Smith, Justin, 1980- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
London ; New York :
I.B. Tauris : Distributed in the United States and Canada exclusively by Palgrave Macmillan,
2010.
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| Серия: |
Cinema and society.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=334943 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Withnail and us. |
| Резюме: |
Cult has entered the cultural psyche in a profound and pervasive way. There is no corner of popular culture beyond the potential for cult transformation. Indeed, in entering common parlance the term has effectively lost its clandestine mystique. But why? And how did we get here with cult? "Withnail and Us" charts the journey of cult in culture through an exploration of British cult films and their fans. It is about our bizarre and enduring fascination with once obscure or shocking movies, from "A Clockwork Orange" to "The Wicker Man". What is it about certain film. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xiv, 256 pages) : illustrations. |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781441676993 1441676996 9780857717931 0857717936 |