Russ Meyer-The Life and Films: A Biography and a Comprehensive, Illustrated and Annotated Filmography and Bibliography
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| Rating | : | 4.20 (631 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0786404728 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 236 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Truly an exhaustive bibliographic study." --Choice."A model for this type of reference." --Arba"Highly recommended." --Film Review Annual
"Let The Meyer Buyer Beware!" according to John Adams Ervin. Anyone expecting a definitive biography of the life and work of the Sultan of Sexploitation be warned -- this is anything but a biography! Instead, it is a BIBliography of newspaper and magazine articles having anything remotely to do with the auteur, his campy cinema classics and the ridiculously endowed women who graced them with their wildly varying acting abilities but always welcom. Your intro to the outrageously abundant world of Russ Meyer J.D. Guinness This slight but attractive book is best described as a "beginner's guide" on Russ Meyer, recommended to those of you who may have recently discovered Meyer, as I did, on either cable TV or video rentals.Author David K. Frasier's introductory essay (in which he examines whether or not the multi-talented but breast-obsessed Meyer can really be considered a filmmaking auteur) is excellent
Teas, legendary independent softcore filmmaker Russ Meyer has continued throughout his 30-year career and 23+ films to expand the limits of screen freedom with such genre classics as Lorna (1964), Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1966), and Vixen (1969). Researched from underground, popular and film literature, this book also incorporates much of the material contained in Meyer's own vast archive, to give an in-depth study of the director dubbed "King Leer.". Long recognized as an American auteur and honored by numerous international retrospectives of his work, Meyer's story provides valuable insights into independent filmmaking, the history of the modern sexploitation genre, and cinema censorship. Credited with having "opened the floodgates of screen permissiveness" in 1959 with the landmark "nudie" The Immoral Mr
. Frasier is a reference librarian at the Lilly Library at Indiana University Bloomington. David K. He is the author of several books