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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.

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

Masculine Interests Homoerotics in Hollywood

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    Publisher: Columbia University Press
    Publication Date: 02/10/2002
    ISBN13: 9780231113014, 978-0231113014
    ISBN10: 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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