Movie Journal: The Rise of the New American Cinema, 1959-1971

Movie Journal: The Rise of the New American Cinema, 1959-1971 (Film and Culture Series)

In his Village Voice "Movie Journal" columns, Jonas Mekas captured the makings of an exciting movement in 1960s American filmmaking. Works by Andy Warhol, Gregory J. Markapoulos, Stan Brakhage, Jack Smith, Robert Breer, and others echoed experiments already underway elsewhere, yet they belonged to a nascent tradition that only a true visionary could identify. Mekas incorporated the most essential characteristics of these films into a unique conception of American filmmaking's next phase. He simplified complex aesthetic strategies for unfamiliar audiences and appreciated the subversive genius of films that many dismissed as trash. This new edition presents Mekas's original critiques in full, with additional material on the filmmakers, film studies scholars, and popular and avant-garde critics whom he inspired and transformed.
Country USA
Brand Columbia University Press
Manufacturer Columbia University Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780231175579
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780231175579
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Movie Journal: The Rise of the New American Cinema, 1959-1971 (Film and Culture Series)