David Bret: Clark Gable

Tormented Star. USA 2008, 287 pp., brochure, € 14.89
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Clarke Gable - the archetypal male of his era. He was named »King of Hollywood« in 1938. But as the author of this uncensored biography reveals, the star was not quite who he seemed. One of Gable's best-kept secrets was his bisexuality. Bret recounts Gable's failed marriages to women who turned a blind eye toward his affairs with actors Earl ... Weiterlesen

Stefan Kanfer: Somebody

The Reckless Life and Remarkable Career of Marlon Brando. USA 2008, 352 pp., hardbound, € 24.95
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For everything we know about Brando as a man as well as an actor and artist, he remains a fascination. What are we to make of someone whose life, both personal and professional, hit such dazzling highs and such abysmal lows? Born in Nebraska in 1924, Brando grew up unaffected by the Depression but scarred by a brutal father and ... Weiterlesen

Peter Gidal: Andy Warhol: Blow Job

UK 2008, 86 pp., brochure, € 13.20
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Andy Warhol's »Blow Job«, made at the Factory in New York in 1964, is a masterpiece of the complexities of voyeurism and duration. The 36-minute film shows a young man apparently receiving oral sex, though the viewer only ever sees his head and shoulders - leaving the person performing the act in our imagination. Sometimes the man looks bored, sometimes ... Weiterlesen

Glyn Davis: Queer as Folk

UK 2007, 160 pp., brochure, € 19.99
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In the first critical study of this groundbreaking and controversial series - both the British original and the American remake - Glyn Davis examines in detail its conception, production, controversial content, marketing and reception. He situates »Queer as Folk« in relation to the history of »gay TV,« Channel 4's drama output, »New Labour« politics, and the »mainstreaming« of homosexuality in ... Weiterlesen

Cindy de la Hoz: Lucy at the Movies

USA 2007, 368 pp., hardbound, € 23.20
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The world knows her as the First Lady of Television, but Lucille Ball's star also shined on the silver screen in over 80 films spanning five decades, most from Hollywood's glamorous golden age of the 1930s and '40s. »Lucy at the Movies« is a long- overdue showcase for the star's extensive career in cinema, offering behind-the-scenes stories and essential information ... Weiterlesen

Darwin Porter, Danforth Prince: Blood Moon's Guide to Gay and Lesbian Film

USA 2007, 474 pp., brochure, € 24.95
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The world has witnessed an explosion, worldwide, in the quality and depth of gay and lesbian-themed films. Here, assembled into one comprehensive volume, is a rundown of the year's most intriguing gay, lesbian, and transgendered films, an illustrated guide what's Out, Outrageous, Provocative, and Proud. With reviews, photos, and commentaries on more than 140 gay and lesbian films, each released ... Weiterlesen

Whitney Crothers Dilley (ed.): The Cinema of Ang Lee

UK 2007, 203 pp., brochure, € 29.95
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Born in Taiwan, Ang Lee is one of cinema's most versatile yet popular directors, whose ability to cut across cultural, national and sexual boundaries has given him recognition in all corners of the world. His astonishingly diverse CV shows him tackling culture clashes and globalisation (»Eat Drink Man Woman«, 1993), period drama (»Sense and Sensibility«, 1995), martial arts (»Hidden Dragon«, ... Weiterlesen

Eric Braun: Frightening the Horses

USA 2007, 256 pp., hardback, € 22.59
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Avoiding an overly dry and theoretical approach, the author celebrates the achievements of cinema's gay icons from the years before gay men and lesbians could be openly depicted on the screen - and carries the story right through the introduction of the Production Code in 1930, through the »undercover« gay icons of the 40s and 50s, to the sexual revolution ... Weiterlesen

William J. Mann: Kate

UK 2007, 621 pp., Pb, € 15.95
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On screen she played society girls, Spencer Tracy's sidekick, lionesses in winter. But the best character Katharine Hepburn ever created was Katharine Hepburn: a Connecticut Yankee, outspoken and elegant, bristling at Hollywood glitter. Hepburn won her 4th Oscar aged 74 and across seven decades in the public eye, she was a cut above the usual screen queen. Now, her biographer ... Weiterlesen

Farley Granger with Robert Calhoun: Include Me Out

USA 2007, 255 pp., hardbound, € 24.89
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Working with such creative visionaries as Alfred Hitchcock, Luchino Visconti, and Nicholas Ray, Farley Granger was a celebrated figure in films like »Strangers on a Train«, »Rope«, »Senso«, and »They Live by Night«, bringing a memorable presence to the big screen. Behind his characters, however, he was and remains a complex man, full of whimsy as well as strength. Now, ... Weiterlesen

Jeffrey P. Dennis: Queering Teen Culture

USA 2006, 221 pp., brochure, € 16.59
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Is the overwhelming boy-meets-girl content of popular teen movies, music, books, and TV just a cover for an undercurrent of same-sex desire? From the 1950s to the present, popular culture has involved teenage boys falling for, longing over, dreaming about, singing to, and fighting over teenage girls. But »Queering Teen Culture« analyzes more than 200 movies and TV shows to ... Weiterlesen

Tab Hunter: Tab Hunter Confidential

USA 2006, 378 pp., brochure, € 39.95
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Tab Hunter, a star of screen, stage, and TV, has appeared in more than 50 films. He continues to work as a film producer and lives in Southern California. In this autobiography, Hunter speaks out what it was like to be a movie star at the end of the big studio era, to be treated like a commodity, to be ... Weiterlesen

Andy Zeffer: Going Down in La-La Land

USA 2006, 253 pp., brochure, € 15.95
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An actor can - and will - do a lot of things to survive in Hollywood. Young, ambitious, and gay, Adam Zeller arrives from New York with the looks and talent to become a star, but he soon finds himself lost in a seamy (and steamy) underworld of gay porn and male prostitution, dealing with down-and-out directors, washed-up starlets, crystal ... Weiterlesen

Gary M. Kramer: Independent Queer Cinema

USA 2006, 255 pp., brochure, € 16.95
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»Independent Queer Cinema« collects 100 of film critic Kramer's reviews and interviews that celebrate the latest »queer wave« of actors, writers and directors. From the US-hit »Kissing Jessica Stein« and the provocative gem »Come Undone«, to tantalising insights from Stephen Fry and Tilda Swinton - the book is a valuable reference guide as well as an entertaining compilation of Kramer's ... Weiterlesen

Darwin Porter: Blood Moon's Guide to Gay and Lesbian Film

USA 2006, 400 pp., brochure, € 18.95
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Here is a rundown of the year's most intriguing gay, lesbian, and transgendered films. A defiant challenge to films today, it gets sweaty with gay cowboys, gay Nazis, nude marines, ballsy detectives, hit men, porn stars, and women in love with each other. You'll get the scent of lavender, the smell of testosterone, and the aroma of velvet. Descriptions and ... Weiterlesen

Charles Winecoff: Anthony Perkins

USA 2006, 449 pp., brochure, € 13.89
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Paramount groomed him to replace James Dean and become Hollywood's hottest hertthrob. But his landmark performance as Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock's »Psycho« killed that - and spawned an image of Anthony »Tony« Perkins that eerily paralleled his conflicted, fractured off-screen life. These performances overwhelmed Perkins's career - increasingly during the decades leading up to his death from AIDS at ... Weiterlesen

Jenny Olson (R): Homo Promo

UK 2006, engl. OF, 90 min., € 29.99
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This collection of vintage queer movie trailers offers a crash course in lesbian, gay, bi and transgender movie history. The DVD collection catalogues virtually every mainstream queer-themed film produced between 1953 and 1977. It starts with the famous underground smash »Glen or Glenda (I Changed My Sex)«, progressing through to »The Boys in the Band«, and ending with the drag ... Weiterlesen

Charlotte Chandler: Bette Davis

USA 2006, 348 pp., hardback, € 24.89
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Bette Davis was a major force in Hollywood. Her distinctive voice, her remarkable eyes, her astonishing range and depth of caharcterization were qualities to make her one of the finest performers in film history. Drawing on extensive conversations with Bette Davis during the last decade of her life, the biographer let the great actress speak for herself. Though she owed ... Weiterlesen