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This title considers how Hollywood articulates the eroticism that is intrinsic to identification between men. It also examines how Hollywood has both reflected and helped to shape the concept of masculinity.

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Articulates the big screen's dedication to eroticism between men, especially in movies that now belong to the film canon. Gay & Lesbian Review

Table of Contents
Preface 1. Masculine Interests 2. Oedipus in Africa: The Lion King 3. To "Have Known Ecstasy": Hunting Men in The Most Dangerous Game 4, Friendship and Its Discontents: The Outlaw 5. Looking for the "Great Whatsit": Kiss Me Deadly and Film Noir 6. Midnight Cowboy's Backstory 7. Innerspace: A Spectacular Voyage to the Heart of Identity 8. Batman and Robin: A Family Romance 9. My Own Private Idaho and the New Queer Road Movies 10. "The Things We Think and Do Not Say": Jerry Maguire and the Business of Personal Relationships Concerning Happiness: An Afterword Notes Bibliography Index

Masculine Interests Homoerotics in Hollywood

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      Publisher Columbia University Press
      Published 2 October 2002
      ISBN-13 9780231113014
      978-0231113014
      ISBN-10 0231113013
      Also in:
      Performing arts Gender studies: men and boys

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This title considers how Hollywood articulates the eroticism that is intrinsic to identification between men. It also examines how Hollywood has both reflected and helped to shape the concept of masculinity.

      Trade Review
      Articulates the big screen's dedication to eroticism between men, especially in movies that now belong to the film canon. Gay & Lesbian Review

      Table of Contents
      Preface 1. Masculine Interests 2. Oedipus in Africa: The Lion King 3. To "Have Known Ecstasy": Hunting Men in The Most Dangerous Game 4, Friendship and Its Discontents: The Outlaw 5. Looking for the "Great Whatsit": Kiss Me Deadly and Film Noir 6. Midnight Cowboy's Backstory 7. Innerspace: A Spectacular Voyage to the Heart of Identity 8. Batman and Robin: A Family Romance 9. My Own Private Idaho and the New Queer Road Movies 10. "The Things We Think and Do Not Say": Jerry Maguire and the Business of Personal Relationships Concerning Happiness: An Afterword Notes Bibliography Index

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