Description
Book SynopsisDespite its emergence as one of the most popular and debated areas of cinema research, there is no systematic discussion of cult cinema available. Cult Cinema aims to fill this gap by being the first academic textbook devoted to the subject.
Table of ContentsList of Figures.
Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
Part I Receptions and Debates.
1 Cult Reception Contexts.
2 The Cult Cinema Marketplace.
3 Prestige, Awards, and Festivals.
4 Censorship and Criticism.
5 Fandom and Subculture.
6 The Cult Auteur.
7 Cult Stardom.
8 Camp and Paracinema.
9 Transgression and Freakery.
10 Gender and Sexuality.
11 Transnationalism and Orientalism.
12 Religion and Utopia.
Part II Themes and Genres.
13 Exploitation and B Movies.
14 Underground and Avant-garde Cinema.
15 Cult Cinema and Drugs.
16 Cult Cinema and Music.
17 Classical Hollywood Cults.
18 Cult Horror Cinema.
19 Cult Science Fiction Cinema.
20 Cult Blockbusters.
21 Intertextuality and Irony.
22 Meta-cult.
Filmography.
References.
Credits and Sources.
Index.
