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David Church explores how the history of drive-in theatres and urban grind houses has descended to home video formats. Focusing on both the re-release of archival exploitation films on DVD and the recent cycle of `retrosploitation’ films like Grindhouse, Machete, Viva, and Black Dynamite, Church examines how nostalgia shapes the aesthetics and politics of exploitation films and the fan cultures devoted to them.

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Author:   David Church
Publisher:   Edinburgh University Press
Imprint:   Edinburgh University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.598kg
ISBN:  

9780748699100

ISBN 10:   0748699104
Pages:   292
Publication Date:   31 March 2014
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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David Church's new book for Edinburgh University Press, 'Grindhouse Nostalgia: Memory, Home Video, and Exploitation Film Fandom', is a book which very ably takes its title and spins it into an entertaining and informative read. Church does what so many authors fail at, in that he lays out the exact amount of historical context required to understand the topic at hand... It's a fabulous addition to any film library. -- tarburst Magazine Grindhouse Nostalgia is a serious study of a subject rarely treated seriously, namely exploitation cinema and its continuing allure...This is a thought-provoking study, especially noteworthy in the part dealing with rape-revenge films, and deserves the attention an endurance of those with a more scholarly inclination. -- ue Morgue By taking fans' nostalgia seriously, 'Grindhouse Nostalgia' makes a brilliant contribution to understanding cult movies and fandom. Exploring historical complexities of the drive-in and the grind house, David Church builds an impressive theory of subcultural value, retrosploitation and cultural memory. The 'new' might not always be better, but this new study most definitely challenges and surpasses previous work in the field. -- Professor Matt Hills, Aberystwyth University True exploitation-film fans will appreciate this smart, swift volume. Although technically an academic tome, it's hardly work when the subject matter is so fun, and David Church traces the history of grindhouse cinema from its dirt-cheap roots (when what was playing was largely secondary) to its corporate co-opting today as a catchall term. While Bill Landis and Michelle Clifford's 'Sleazoid Express' remains the definitive depiction of the Times Square moviegoing experience, Church's book excels in examining the scene ever since: namely, the second wave ushered by Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez's big-screen 'Grindhouse'; the subsequent coattail-riding DVD reissues of B-, C- and Z-level fare; and now the faux-retro vibe of such titles as blaxploitation spoof 'Black Dynamite' and women-in-prison romp 'Sugar Boxx'. -- Bookgasm.com + FlickAttack.com

'By taking fans' nostalgia seriously, Grindhouse Nostalgia makes a brilliant contribution to understanding cult movies and fandom. Exploring historical complexities of the drive-in and the grind house, David Church builds an impressive theory of subcultural value, retrosploitation and cultural memory. The 'new' might not always be better, but this new study most definitely challenges and surpasses previous work in the field.' - Professor Matt Hills, Aberystwyth University

'By taking fans' nostalgia seriously, Grindhouse Nostalgia makes a brilliant contribution to understanding cult movies and fandom. Exploring historical complexities of the drive-in and the grind house, David Church builds an impressive theory of subcultural value, retrosploitation and cultural memory. The 'new' might not always be better, but this new study most definitely challenges and surpasses previous work in the field.' - Professor Matt Hills, Aberystwyth University David Church's new book for Edinburgh University Press, 'Grindhouse Nostalgia: Memory, Home Video, and Exploitation Film Fandom', is a book which very ably takes its title and spins it into an entertaining and informative read. Church does what so many authors fail at, in that he lays out the exact amount of historical context required to understand the topic at hand... It's a fabulous addition to any film library. - Nick Spacek, Starburst Magazine rindhouse Nostalgia is a serious study of a subject rarely treated seriously, namely exploitation cinema and its continuing allure ... This is a thought-provoking study, especially noteworthy in the part dealing with rape-revenge films, and deserves the attention an endurance of those with a more scholarly inclination. -- Dejan Ognjanovic, ue Morgue

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David Church is based at the Department of Communication and Culture, Indiana University.

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