A fascinating survey of Hollywood's homosexual community covers all the high-profile gay talent, from Charles Laughton to Ellen DeGeneris, exploring the initial taboo and growing acceptance surrounding gay men and women in the business. Reprint. (view table of contents)

An entertainment journalist explores the changing attitudes of Hollywood toward gay members of its community, tracing the lives and careers of some of film's most famous gays and lesbians and examining the changing social landscape of homosexuality in the film capital. 30,000 first printing. (view table of contents)

Examines Scorsese's life and background, and shows their impact on the style and content of his films and the progression of his career

Product Description: With this volume, David Ehrenstein begins the Front Line dialogue by moving from Jonathan Rosenbaum's narrative concerns (in Film: The Front 1983) and by re-examining the generally accepted history of the avant-garde. To do this he recontextualizes the contributions of such filmmakers as Werner Schroeter, the source and inspiration of the New German Cinema; Luc Moullet, perhaps the boldest filmmaker of the French New Wave; Jack Smith, the ostracized father of the American Underground; Orson Welles, whose work has previously been measured only by Hollywood's standards; and other elusive film artists including Ken Jacobs, Philippe Garrel, Raul Ruiz, Lizzie Borden, Owen Land, Sally Potter, Bruce Conner, Curt McDowell, and the late David Brooks...read more

Critically examines the history of rock and roll movies, from ABBA, to Zachariah--which feature rock musicians or portray aspects of the rock music world