Dark Humor in Films of the 1960s, by Wheeler Winston Dixon
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"In this tidy, taut, and tangy study, Dixon . . . covers the weird and wacky sick films of the period--from director Roger Corman's Little Shop of Horrors (1960) to Robert Downey Sr.'s Putney Swope (1969)--and he also pops across the pond to celebrate the cheerful nihilism of the peculiar British works of Richard Lester and Tony Richardson. Dixon [also] devotes chapters to violence in the silent cinema and the 1930s B Westerns of D. Ross Lederman; the driven films of Mexico's prolific 'phantom' filmmaker Juan Orol; director Richard Sarafian's existential road movie Vanishing Point (1971); the 'invisible cinema' of the neglected Marcel Hanoun; and the romantic fatalism of French auteur Max Ophüls . . . lucid and compelling." - Choice
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- Published on: 2015-06-12
- Released on: 2015-06-12
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.50" h x .44" w x 5.51" l, 1.00 pounds
- Binding: Hardcover
- 102 pages
Review "The Dixon dynamo's done it again. In a swift and assured push, he opens doors to the sights, sounds--and smells--of the other world cinematic story, covering cineastes like Max Ophüls, Juan Orol, Marcel Hanoun, and D. Ross Lederman. We have our world cinematic critic and he's invited us to strap ourselves for a journey to the chaotic dark side of world cinematic history. As with Kubrick's Major T.J. 'King' Kong, with Dixon you're in for a hell of a ride!" -- Frederick Luis Aldama, Arts & Humanities Distinguished University Professor and author of The Cinema of Robert Rodriguez"Dark Humor in Films of the 1960s offers even more than its title promises. The opening essay presents a richly detailed meditation on "sick" films from Dr. Strangelove to Putney Swope, but readers will also find essays on the unsung Hollywood auteur D. Ross Lederman, the lost version of the 1971 road movie Vanishing Point, and the noir films of Max Ophüls. Written with Dixon's customary verve, wit, and detail, this book is a must for any serious student of cinema." -- Ian Olney, author of Euro Horror: Classic European Horror Cinema in Contemporary American Culture"This book glitters with a treasure of informative, witty, and acute insights into films and filmmakers too long neglected in their unconventional but deeply provocative importance. No one writes about film with more infectious vivacity than Wheeler Winston Dixon, especially in these pages." -- Murray Pomerance, author of The Eyes Have It: Cinema and the Reality Effect"Dixon is a first-rate film scholar, critic, and historian, and the qualities he has cultivated and refined over the years are evident in everything from the clarity, lucidity, and liveliness of his prose to the accuracy of his research, the force of his arguments, and the perspicuity of his judgments." - David Sterritt, Chair, National Society of Film Critics
From the Author Dark Humor in Films of the 1960s offers a collection of essays on Dark Humor in films of the 1960s, Mexican director Juan Orol, Hollywood action director D. Ross Lederman, the lost version of the cult film Vanishing Point, French director Marcel Hanoun, the noir films of Max Ophüls, and other related topics - an ideal reader for students interested in genre cinema. These essays, which cover a wide variety of films and genres, offer in one collection works that the student can use as valuable research sources. Together as a group, these essays cover - and revise contemporary views of - films and auteurs whose work has largely been ignored, but whose influence and importance is clearly present.
About the Author Wheeler Winston Dixon is the James Ryan Professor of Film Studies, Coordinator of the Film Studies Program, Professor of English at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, and, with Gwendolyn Audrey Foster, editor of the new book series Quick Takes: Movies and Popular Culture for Rutgers University Press.His recent books include Black & White Cinema: A Short History (2015); Streaming: Movies, Media and Instant Access (2013); Death of the Moguls: The End of Classical Hollywood (2012); 21st Century Hollywood: Movies in the Era of Transformation (2011, co-authored with Gwendolyn Audrey Foster); A History of Horror (2010); and Film Noir and the Cinema of Paranoia (2009). Dixon's book A Short History of Film (2008, co-authored with Gwendolyn Audrey Foster) was reprinted six times through 2012. A second, revised edition was published in 2013; the book is a required text in universities throughout the world.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. engaging and thorough By Val An engaging read, accessible for both scholars of cinema and students newly initiated to film history. I highly recommend this book!
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Informative and very well-writen By TFLReader The publisher sent me advance proofs on this, and this book has filled a very real need for me. I have taken several film appreciation courses and drama courses in college but, since deciding to make this my area of study, the courses and projects have become more in depth. One of the things that I have been looking at is humor in film and author Wheeler Winston Dixon's "Dark Humor in Films of the 1960's" was perfect for this. There are a lot of things, such as violence and war, that were previously treated only with utter seriousness in film that Dixon shows us through various examples changed with the use of humor, parody and the like. A very well written and informative guide to this subject.
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