{"product_id":"velvet-glove-cast-in-iron-hal-c-f-astell-9780989461313","title":"Velvet Glove Cast in Iron: The Films of Tura Satana","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn a single scene in a single film, Tura Satana forever changed the world of American cinema. Faced with an all-American boy and his all-American girlfriend, her wild go go dancer races him, cheats him and fights him, leaving him dead in the dirt. Suddenly it was possible for a woman to be tough and female at the same time and nobody has yet mastered that like Tura Satana did as Varla in \u003ci\u003eFaster, Pussycat  Kill  Kill \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book, the first full filmography of Tura Satana, film critic Hal C F Astell of Apocalypse Later explores her brief but important screen career through a comprehensive look at each of her feature films and TV show episodes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book features a foreword by Peaches Christ, legendary midnight movie maven in San Francisco who appeared in Tura's film, \u003ci\u003eAstro Zombies: M3 - Cloned\u003c\/i\u003e; and an afterword by Cody Jarrett, who directed Tura in \u003ci\u003eSugar Boxx\u003c\/i\u003e and who is working on a documentary sourced from her unpublished memoir, \u003ci\u003eThe Kick-Ass Life of Tura Satana\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA full list of chapters includes: \u003ci\u003eIrma la Douce\u003c\/i\u003e (1963)\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWho's Been Sleeping in My Bed?\u003c\/i\u003e (1963)\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBurke's Law: Who Killed the Paper Dragon?\u003c\/i\u003e (1964)\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Man from UNCLE: The Finny Foot Affair\u003c\/i\u003e (1964)\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFaster, Pussycat  Kill  Kill \u003c\/i\u003e (1965)\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eOur Man Flint\u003c\/i\u003e (1966)\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Girl from UNCLE: The Moulin Ruse Affair\u003c\/i\u003e (1967)\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Astro-Zombies\u003c\/i\u003e (1968)\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Doll Squad\u003c\/i\u003e (1973)\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMark of the Astro-Zombies\u003c\/i\u003e (2002)\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSugar Boxx\u003c\/i\u003e (2009)\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Haunted World of El Superbeasto\u003c\/i\u003e (2009)\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAstro-Zombies: M3 - Cloned\u003c\/i\u003e (2010)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hal C. F. Astell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0989461319\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780989461313\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Apocalypse Later Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/17\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 108\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.22d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hal C. F. Astell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947601887487,"sku":"9780989461313","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_25347c0b-dcc9-49e2-9d5a-f3a9c26c1bf4.jpg?v=1681519685","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/velvet-glove-cast-in-iron-hal-c-f-astell-9780989461313","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}