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A killer monkey. Suburban witchcraft. Motorcycle jousting. A cockroach invasion. Despite this enticing list of other subjects, George A. Romero is best known for the genre-defining 1968 film Night of the Living Dead and subsequent zombie films. The non-zombie films in his decades-long career have gotten varied degrees of critical examination but they remain underexamined compared to the Dead flicks.

This book focuses on Romero''s other work, highlighting lesser-known films such as There''s Always Vanilla (1971) and Bruiser (2000), as well as more popular films such as Martin (1977) and The Crazies (1973). It examines how his body of work participates in social critique by delving into issues such as capitalism''s pitfalls and excesses, domestic and racial power imbalances, and our patriarchal culture''s expectations of masculinity, femininity, and sexuality.

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    A Paperback by Cain Miller, Cain Miller, Leah Richards

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      Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
      Publication Date: 1/3/2023 12:03:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781476685687, 978-1476685687
      ISBN10: 1476685681

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      A killer monkey. Suburban witchcraft. Motorcycle jousting. A cockroach invasion. Despite this enticing list of other subjects, George A. Romero is best known for the genre-defining 1968 film Night of the Living Dead and subsequent zombie films. The non-zombie films in his decades-long career have gotten varied degrees of critical examination but they remain underexamined compared to the Dead flicks.

      This book focuses on Romero''s other work, highlighting lesser-known films such as There''s Always Vanilla (1971) and Bruiser (2000), as well as more popular films such as Martin (1977) and The Crazies (1973). It examines how his body of work participates in social critique by delving into issues such as capitalism''s pitfalls and excesses, domestic and racial power imbalances, and our patriarchal culture''s expectations of masculinity, femininity, and sexuality.

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