Dirty real : exile on Hollywood and Vine with the gin mill cowboys / Peter Stanfield.
| Author/creator |
Stanfield, Peter, 1958- author. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | London, UK : Reaktion Books, 2024. |
| Copyright Notice | ©2024 |
| Description | 288 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | Introduction: Dirt for dirt's own sake -- The Hired Hand : circling back to the end again -- The Last Movie : Dennis Hopper's three-ring circus -- The Last Picture Show, Five Easy Pieces and Payday : cowboy rhythm on KTRN -- The Shooting, Ride in the Whirlwind and Two-Lane Blacktop : who's Monte Hellman, you ask? -- Cisco Pike : Kris Kristofferson has got a great future behind him -- Dirty Little Billy : scuffling on Madison Ave -- McCabe and Mrs Miller : pipe dreams--lows and highs -- Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid : angels descend and graves open -- Conclusion: bring me the head. |
| Abstract | "This is the tale of how Hollywood, inspired by the success of Easy Rider, sold a cycle of films as the new dirty real. Dennis Hopper, Peter Fonda, Monte Hellman, Jack Nicholson, Kris Kristofferson, and Sam Peckinpah, among others, drew on a nostalgia for the gutter and donned bohemian personae, pulling on soiled shirts and scuffed boots to better counter the glamour and phoniness of Tinseltown. With great care for the historical record and displaying a refined critical acuity, Peter Stanfield captures that pivotal moment when Hollywood tried to sell a begrimed vision of itself to the world"-- Dust jacket flap. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-282), filmography (page 255-256), and index. |
| Genre/form | Film criticism. |
| Genre/form | Critiques cinématographiques. |
| ISBN | 9781789148626 hardcover |
| ISBN | 1789148626 hardcover |
Available Items
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | New Books | PN1993.5 .U65 S73 2024 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |