Extreme Asia : the rise of cult cinema from the Far East /

How shrewd marketing engineered the East Asian cult film boom in the UK. From Japanese horror to South Korean revenge thrillers, and from the new Hong Kong crime film to Thailand's boundary-breaking ghost stories, Western audiences have been stunned by a boom in challenging cult cinema from Eas...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Martin, Daniel (Professor of Film Studies) (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2015]
Temas:
Tartan Films.
Tartan Films
Horror films > Asia > History and criticism.
Cult films.
Films d'horreur > Asie > Histoire et critique.
Films cultes.
PERFORMING ARTS > Film & Video > Reference.
PERFORMING ARTS > Reference.
Horror films.
Asia.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Chilling beginnings : Japanese horror and the British critical reception of Nakata Ideo's Ring
  • Cinema of cruelty : the birth of Asia Extreme and Miike Takashi's Audition
  • Courting controversy : hype, scandal and Fukasaku Kinji's Battle Royale
  • Brand wagon : the courtship of multiplex audiences and the 2003 Asia Extreme roadshow
  • Savagery and serenity : extreme cinema and the films of Kim Ki-duk
  • From the margins to the mainstream : Asia Extreme in 2004
  • Conclusion : the legacy of Asia Extreme.

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