Experimental Cinema, The Film Reader brings together key writings on American avant-garde cinema to explore the long tradition of underground filmmaking from its origins in the 1920s to the work of contemporary film and video artists. The Reader traces the development of major movements such as the New American Cinema of the 1960s and the Structuralist films of the 1970s, examining the work of key practitioners and recovering neglected filmmakers. Contributors focus on the ways in which underground films have explored issues of gender, sexuality and race, and foreground important technical innovations such as the use of Super 8mm and video. Includes essays by: Sydney P. Adams, Stan Brakhage, Wheeler Winston Dixon, David Ehrenstein, Gwendolyn Audrey Foster, Surajan Ganguly, Gloria Gibson, Peter Gidal, Kate Haugh, Chris Holmlund and more.
Horror, Hardcover, George Romero, Night of the Living Dead ; Hardcover Book (2015) - NO DUSTJACKET! (Hence price) - VGC
In this comprehensive portrait of horror's definitive director, Tony Williams ties George A. Romero's films to the development of literary naturalism and American culture, expanding the artist's creative footprint beyond his mastery of the "splatter movie" genre. Williams locates Romero's influences in the work of Emile Zola, the Entertainment Comics of the 1950s, and the novels of Stephen King, revealing the interdisciplinary depth of his seminal films Night of the Living Dead (1968), Creepshow (1982), Monkey Shines (1988), and The Dark Half (1992). For this second edition, Williams reads Romero's Bruiser (2000) against his more recent Land of the Dead (2005) and takes a fresh look at Diary of the Dead (2007) and Survival of the Dead (2009), two overlooked films that feature Romero's greatest achievements yet
Berlin, Germany, Photography, Art; Paperback Book (2009)
Berlins biennial festival on 5th September '08 culminated in a large scale film and photography project which saw a 24 hour TV screening, and resulted in this hug 544 page book put together by over 80 film-makers and photographers, documenting 24 hours of the buzzing German capitol. This mostly colour photo book was published one year later on 5th September '09.
Graphic Novel, Gay Interest, India, Comic, Paperback, Museum of Fine Art; 120 pages VG Used condition
They were inseparable – until the day they jumped. Ruth, saved by safety nets, leaves the city. Kari, saved by a sewer, crawls back into the fray of the living. She writes ad copy for hair products and ill-fitting lingerie, falls for cats and roadside urchins, and the occasional adventuress in a restaurant. As Danger Chhori, her PVC-suit-clad alter ego, she unclogs sewers and observes the secret lives of people and fruit. And with Angel, Lazarus, and the girls of Crystal Palace forming the chorus to her song, she explores the dark heart of Smog City – loneliness, sewers, sleeper success, death – and the memory of her absentee Other. Sensuously illustrated and livened by wry commentaries on life and love, Kari gives a new voice to graphic fiction in India.
Video Art, Zine, Art, Paperback, Australian; April 2006 with DVD - VGC
Runway was an independent, artist-run initiative published twice a year by The Invisible Inc.
Mono Kultur, Zine, Book, Magazine, Paperback; 24 pages, Berlin - New
In issue # 33 of Berlin interview magazine mono.kultur, musician and artist Kim Gordon talks about the future of her band Sonic Youth, the vulnerability of male rock stars, the myths of New York and the return to her beginnings as a fine artist, pursuing her fascination with noise and sound on canvas. This publication includes six cards and a poster.
X Files, Manga, Graphic Novel, Paperback, Comic; In VG Used Condition with dustjacket
In "The X-Files: Project Aquarius", Stefan Petrucha and Charles Adlard resolve the Aquarius conspiracy they originated in "Firebird". A gripping story that makes better use of Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully than the first volume.
Comic, Vertigo, Graphic Novel, Eisner Award, Fables; 2007 VG Used condition
Pinocchio suffers seriously divided loyalties between his father, the evil Adversary, and his fellow Fable refugees in New York. Plus, Bigby Wolf reluctantly decides it's finally time to square accounts with his long-estranged father, the North Wind, and makes a journey with Snow White and their kids to find him.
Star Trek, Manga, Graphic Novel, Paperback, Comic; (2007) VG Used condition
Presents a collection of stories in which the crew of the Enterprise faces many challenges, including warrior-robot pilots turning to pillaging for thrills and machinery attempting to take control of the Enterprise.
Tales from the crypt, Graphic Novel, Comic, Horror; Paperback (Used) 2007 EX condition
Volume 4 - 1st printing. "Crypt-Keeping it Real!" Written by Fred Van Lente, Christian Zanier, Ari Kaplan, Keith R.A. DeCandido, and Jim Salicrup. Art by Steve Mannion, Mr. Exes, Rick Parker, Christian Zanier, and Chris Noeth. The Crypt-Keeper and his fellow Ghoulunatics introduce the wildest, scariest collection of terror-tales yet! You'll GASP when you meet "She Who Would Rule the World!"-- an unbelievable tale of a homeless woman turned into a near-invincible, power-hungry being by a pair of misguided scientists! You'll RETCH when you see "Ignoble Rot!"-the shocking story of a cursed gigolo forced to remain alive as his body transforms into a zombie! You'll SCREAM as you read "Jumping the Shark!"-the fantastic fictional account of a Reality TV series producer that keeps pitching shows from beyond the grave! You'll SQUIRM as you try to delete "Spam!"-the e-mail scourge that is far deadlier than you ever imagined! And you'll GROAN as you read the pun-filled introductions by the Old Witch, the Vault-Keeper, and that ol' super-star of horror comics himself-the Crypt-Keeper!
