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Jackie Brown: Blaxploitation Cinema, Soul Soundtracks, and Social Change
Jackie Brown: Blaxploitation Cinema, Soul Soundtracks, and Social Change is an in-depth, compelling exploration of Quentin Tarantino’s often-overlooked masterpiece, Jackie Brown. Far more than a crime thriller, the film stands at the intersection of Blaxploitation legacy, soul music’s emotional power, and nuanced social commentary on race, gender, and aging in America. Through ten insightful chapters, this book unpacks the film’s rich layers—from Pam Grier’s triumphant return to the screen as a middle-aged Black heroine, to the transformative use of soul and funk music that both honors and redefines cultural memory. Author Tim Madsen weaves together film analysis, cultural history,...
Feminism in the Study of Religion
Written by feminist scholars over a period of nearly thirty years, the selected readings are wide-ranging in content, offer a multi-ethnic and multi-cultural perspective, and reflect the work of scholars working within religious studies as well as other disciplines.The introductory essays link the sections and are packed with useful information on resources, issues, and the current debates. The book illustrates how debates about feminism within the study of religions have been impacted by broader theoretical discussions and provides evidence that feminist scholars working on religion have made their own contribution to feminist theory.
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Generation Tarantino
Who were the hip, young maverick filmmakers who were allowed entry into Hollywood (many via indie films) in the mid- to late-1990s following the emergence of Quentin Tarantino?
Quentin Tarantino
Not since Martin Scorsese in the mid-1970s has a young American filmmaker made such an instant impact on international cinema as Quentin Tarantino, whose PULP FICTION won the Cannes Film Festival's Grand Prix Award. A manic talker, Tarantino obsesses about American pop culture and his favorite movies and movie makers.
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Mellencamp
An in-depth biography of "a major artist whose work is sometimes obscured by the shadows of Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen" (Craig Werner, author of Up Around the Bend: An Oral History of Creedence Clearwater Revival). Despite his numerous hits and Grammy nominations—and his induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame—John Mellencamp remains one of America's most underrated songwriters. In Mellencamp, David Masciotra explores the life and career of this important talent, persuasively arguing that he deserves to be celebrated alongside artists like Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, and Bob Dylan. Starting with his modest beginnings in Seymour, Indiana, Masciotra details Mellencamp's road to...
Roll Over Adorno
What happens when Theodor Adorno, the champion of high, classical artists such as Beethoven, comes into contact with the music of Chuck Berry, the de facto king of rock 'n' roll? In a series of readings and meditations, Robert Miklitsch investigates the postmodern nexus between elite and popular culture as it occurs in the audiovisual fields of film, music, and television—ranging from Gershwin to gangsta rap, Tarantino to Tongues Untied, Tony Soprano to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Miklitsch argues that the aim of critical theory in the new century will be to describe and explain these commodities in ever greater phenomenological detail without losing touch with those evaluative criteria that have historically sustained both Kulturkritik and classical aesthetics.
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Jackie Brown
" Comment Quentin Tarantino allait-il réagir à l'engouement unanime déclenché par " Reservoir Dogs " et " Pulp Fiction " ? Son statut de réalisateur-star allait-il émousser sa maestria cinématographique ? Il répond enfin avec son troisième film, " Jackie Brown ". (...) Du pur Tarantino, sans compromis, vif et brillant. " Philippe Garnier, Les Inrockuptibles. " On retrouve d'emblée dans " Jackie Brown " ce qui a fait la marque du cinéaste : un précieux mélange de violence, d'humour et de dialogues dévastateurs. Plus linéaire que ceux de " Reservoir Dogs " et " Pulp Fiction ", le script laisse néanmoins apparaître une construction très cinématographique avec bancs-titres et fondus au noir. Sans oublier ces diversions inopinées (...) portées par une bande-son aux couleurs très Rythm & Blues. Enfin, comme toujours chez Tarantino, on a affaire à une poignée de malfrats liés par le destin. A ceci près que, cette fois, le leader de la bande est une femme : Jackie Brown, alias Pam Grier. " Christophe d'Yvoire, Studio Magazine.
