{"product_id":"filmquake-the-most-disruptive-films-in-cinema","title":"FilmQuake: The Most Disruptive Films in Cinema","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eby \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"author notFaded\" data-width=\"\"\u003eMr. Ian Haydn Smith \u003cspan class=\"contribution\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-color-secondary\"\u003e(Author)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"author notFaded\" data-width=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"contribution\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-color-secondary\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eFilmQuake \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eintroduces 50 movies that shook the cinematic world, telling the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003efascinating stories\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e behind their \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ecreation, reception and legacy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom unbelievable developments in technology (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eCitizen Kane\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, 1941) to feminist triumphs (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eWanda\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, 1970); films that kickstarted New Queer Cinema (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eParis is Burning\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, 1990) to others that challenged lawmakers (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eA Short Film About Killing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, 1988) – \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eFilmQuake\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e presents the movies that \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003equestioned boundaries\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003echallenged the status quo\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003emade shockwaves\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e we are still feeling today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom film's first innovators, people like the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLumière brothers,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e whose short film of a train arriving was reported to have terrified audiences in 19th century Paris, through iconoclasts like\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e Sergei Eisenstein\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLuis Buñuel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, to titans of 20th century cinema like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAlfred Hitchcock\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eJean-Luc Godard, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ediscover the stories behind the films which incontrovertably changed the course of cinema forever.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInto the modern day, this book examines how filmmakers have addressed themes of prejudice and inequality, from the Black Lives Matter movement and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eJordan Peele's\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e unmissable \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eGet Out\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBong Joon-ho's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ecutting study of the lives of the wealthy in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eParasite, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eas well as innovative new cinematic techniques emerging in films like \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e28 Days Later\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eB\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003elair \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eWitch Project.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn telling the history of cinema through the works that were\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e truly disruptive\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and explaining the context in which each was created, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eFilmQuake\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e demonstrates the heart of modern film, which is to constantly question boundaries and challenge expectation.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis book is from the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e Culture Quake\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e series, which looks into iconic moments of culture which truly created paradigm shifts in their respective fields.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eFlexibound,\u003c\/em\u003e 208 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MUSEUM SHOP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46883846619275,"sku":null,"price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0279\/2259\/5979\/files\/filmq.jpg?v=1778511883","url":"https:\/\/shop.nmwa.org\/products\/filmquake-the-most-disruptive-films-in-cinema","provider":"NMWA Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}