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Midnight movies

Midnight movies1983

J. Hoberman

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These are a few of the over 100 films discussed in Midnight Movies, a comprehensive and in-depth look at the subculture movies of the past three decades. Here is the complete history of cult films, their makers, and their audience; an examination of how films become "midnight movies," and what keeps audiences coming back to see them over and over; an exploration of the connections between subversive film and the subcultures from which it emerges. Supplemented with a new afterward detailing the accommodation of midnight movies into the mainstream and speculating on the future of the genre, Midnight Movies is essential reading for anyone interested in the history and future of American cinema.

Details

First published
1983
ISBN-13
9780306804335
OL Work ID
OL1866913W

Subjects

Motion picturesMotion picture playsHistory and criticismAmerican Motion picture playsMotion picture plays, history and criticismMotion pictures, united statesKultfilmAufsatzsammlung

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