They live [electronic resource] / D. Harlan Wilson.
"Born out of the cultural flamboyance and anxiety of the 1980s, 'They Live' (1988) is a hallmark of John Carpenter's singular canon, combining the aesthetics of multiple genres and leveling an attack against the politics of Reaganism and the Cold War. The decision to cast the professional wrestler '...
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Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Wallflower Press,
[2015]
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Series: | Cultographies.
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Contents:
- The becoming-piper
- The cult of the eighties
- Wake-up call
- Reel politik
- Through a pair of cheap sunglasses darkly
- The pathological unconscious
- Legacies.