Crackpot : the obsessions of John Waters / John Waters.
Publisher: New York, NY. ; London : Scribner, 2003Description: 204 p. 20 cm001: 15247ISBN: 9780743246279Subject(s): Film | Cinema | Motion pictures | American film | American culture | Wit | Humour | DirectorsDDC classification: 814.54Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The writer, creator and director of such cult classics as Pink Flamingos, Hairspray and Pecker, John Waters has done more than any living American to give bad taste a good name' (Interview). Now this hilarious collection of essays by the man himself reflects his skewed but often thought-provoking worldview. With advice on how not to make a movie, how to become famous, and how to have a sense of humour even if you've been sentenced to life in prison, alongside an assessment of the current state of indie films and much more, this is kooky comedy at its best.'
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Library Journal Review
Director Waters is known for his flamboyant avant-garde films, and his 1986 book is no less garish. There is no subject that Waters is unwilling to discuss, with most of it fun and nonsense, but his advice on making feature films with almost no money can be taken to heart. This edition has been slightly updated with new material. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.Publishers Weekly Review
Beneath the lewd exterior of punk filmmaker John Waters lies the discipline of gay novelist Jean Genet, and below that lies a tender humanity that some might even call saintly. In Crackpot, a reissue of Waters' 1986 collection of rants and reviews, originally published in Rolling Stone and elsewhere, the sweetness of the auteur's alleged perversity shines through on every page. Whether discussing the life story of Pia Zadora ("Pia Zadora is my kind of movie star. She's got balls") or the success of "Hairspray" on Broadway ("The real reason I'm praying that Hairspray...succeeds is that if it's a big hit, there will be high school productions, and finally the fat girl and the drag queen will get the starring parts"), Waters exhibits a moral heart buried in the garbage of celebrity culture. In his career as filmmaker, gallery artist, journalist and professional wit, Waters has always championed the loser with irrefutable panache. This document of his clever, searching mind will inspire old fans to laugh with renewed affection, and may win him a few new admirers. (Oct.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reservedThere are no comments on this title.
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