{"product_id":"russ-meyerthe-life-and-films-9780786404728","title":"Russ MeyerThe Life and Films","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Credited with having opened the floodgates of screen permissiveness in 1959 with the landmark nudie \u003ci\u003eThe Immoral Mr. Teas,\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eLorna\u003c\/i\u003e (1964), \u003ci\u003eFaster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!\u003c\/i\u003e (1966), and \u003ci\u003eVixen\u003c\/i\u003e (1969). 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTruly an exhaustive bibliographic study.\" —\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A model for this type of reference.\" —\u003ci\u003eARBA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHighly recommended.\" —\u003ci\u003eFilm Review Annual\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Thorough...documents all the articles, reviews, interviews and other tidbits concerning Meyer, his films and leading ladies that have been published over the years...impressive...detailed...invaluable.\" —\u003ci\u003eCrimson Celluloid\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A valuable overview...will be welcomed by fans and film scholars.\" —\u003ci\u003eFilmfax\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Detailed and fascinating.... I'm in awe of [Frasier's] research.\" —\u003ci\u003ePsychotronic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A must.\" —\u003ci\u003eMovie Collector's World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Comprehensive...extensively researched...an abundance of information.\" —\u003ci\u003eSightlines\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52090737426775,"sku":"9780786404728","price":23.96,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780786404728.jpg?v=1762273268","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/russ-meyerthe-life-and-films-9780786404728","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}