{"product_id":"hollywood-biblical-epics-camp-spectacle-and-queer-style-from-the-silent-era-to-the-modern-day-hardcover","title":"Hollywood Biblical Epics: Camp Spectacle and Queer Style from the Silent Era to the Modern Day - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Lindsay\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is the only book of its kind to explore biblical epics from an LGBT perspective, studying films from the silent era, to the postwar major studio era, to the present day.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn spite of restrictive Hollywood censorship regulations, filmmakers throughout history have pushed the boundaries of sex and violence when making religious films. In this unrivaled text, author and educator Richard Lindsay analyzes the relationship between bible-based epics and \"camp\"--films with overwrought acting, casts of thousands, and exotic sexuality. Lindsay presents the ways in which camp style identifies films as \"biblical\" in the mainstream imagination, while undermining their traditional religious messages through the inclusion of sexually diverse subtexts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eViewed through this lens, this provocative book explores topics like the Jazz Age excesses of \u003ci\u003eThe King of Kings\u003c\/i\u003e, the pre-code decadence of \u003ci\u003eThe Sign of the Cross\u003c\/i\u003e, the horror movie tropes of \u003ci\u003eThe Passion of the Christ\u003c\/i\u003e, and comparisons between \u003ci\u003eBen-Hur\u003c\/i\u003e and the gay male fantasies of 1960s beefcake magazines. Additional content features the history of biblical epics and a comparison of the pious expectations of filmgoers against the real content of the films.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard Lindsay\u003c\/b\u003e, PhD, teaches communication at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.3 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 19, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46112207405253,"sku":"9781440837524","price":134.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/1nLR-VjBOP9781440837524.webp?v=1776805249","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/hollywood-biblical-epics-camp-spectacle-and-queer-style-from-the-silent-era-to-the-modern-day-hardcover","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}