NO FOCUS by Chris Barber
Archiving and reviewing every punk performance captured on celluloid, No Focus is a complete overview that also covers the birth of music video, postindustrial and Euro-trash punk documentaries, classic and obscure movies inspired by punk rock and street/youth subculture (from Jubilee and Repo Man to The Filth and the Fury and 24 Hour Party People), and punk cinema in the shape of Buuel and surrealist films.Archiving and reviewing every punk performance captured on celluloid, No Focus is a complete overview that also covers the birth of music video, postindustrial and Euro-trash punk documentaries, classic and obscure movies inspired by punk rock and street/youth subculture (from Jubilee and Repo Man to The Filth and the Fury and 24 Hour Party People), and punk cinema in the shape of Buuel and surrealist films.
Against Control is Jack Sargeant's most recent book; prior works include Deathtripping: The Extreme Underground and Naked Lens: Beat Film. His essays on film and culture have featured in a number of anthologies and periodicals, as well as on DVD releases such as the Throbbing Gristle DVD box set. He appeared in the documentaries Blank City, The Advocate For Fagdom, and Llik Your Idols, among others, as an interviewee. He's given talks all over the world about underground movies, beat culture, William Burroughs, and a variety of other issues. Jack is now the Revelation Film Festival's program director.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781900486590 |
| ISBN 10 | 1900486598 |
| Title | NO FOCUS |
| Author | Chris Barber |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Headpress |
| Year published | 2006-12-02 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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