{"product_id":"gods-monsters-noah-tsika-9781551522630","title":"Gods \u0026 Monsters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"This series will be a significant, valuable contribution to the history and literature of gay cinema. Each of these works will be valuable additions for academic and popular students of film and gay culture.\"--\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGods and Monsters\u003c\/i\u003e, one of three inaugural titles in Arsenal Pulp Press' new film book series Queer Film Classics, deals with the acclaimed 1998 film about openly gay film director James Whale, best known for the \u003ci\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/i\u003e films of the 1930s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten and directed by Bill Condon (\u003ci\u003eDreamgirls\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eGods and Monsters\u003c\/i\u003e stars Ian McKellen as Whale in the final days of his life during the 1950s. Moving from the slums of Britain in the early twentieth century to the new era of \"talkies\" in Hollywood and beyond, \u003ci\u003eGods and Monsters\u003c\/i\u003e trains a gay eye on the historical events that helped shape Whale and his films. The result was widely acclaimed, winning an Oscar for Condon's screenplay and nominations for both McKellen and costar Lynn Redgrave.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book examines \u003ci\u003eGods and Monsters\u003c\/i\u003e from a variety of perspectives, highlighting the complexity and significance of its achievements, including its fusion of fantasy and biography. It also delves into a history of gay Hollywood during this era, including both its homophobic surface and its queer underpinnings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNoah Tsika\u003c\/b\u003e is a PhD candidate in Cinema Studies at New York University, Tisch School of the Arts, and he is the author of numerous essays on film, television, and new media.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Queer Film Classics series, starting this fall, consists of critical yet populist monographs on classic films of interest to LGBT audiences written by esteemed film scholars and critics.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Noah Tsika\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1551522632\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781551522630\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arsenal Pulp Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.90h x 4.90w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Annex\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/02\/2009","brand":"Noah Tsika","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46372409966847,"sku":"9781551522630","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a72963ac-be7f-4c78-a4e9-855a8867ef07.jpg?v=1732725868","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gods-monsters-noah-tsika-9781551522630","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}