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Author Bartlett, Becky, Dr, author.

Title Badfilm : incompetence, intention and failure / Becky Bartlett
Published Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2021]

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Description 1 online resource (viii, 185 pages) : illustrations
Series Traditions in American cinema
Traditions in American cinema.
Contents Intro -- BADFILM -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- Figures -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Introduction: Bad Films and Badfilms -- 2. Investigating Intentions in Badfilms -- 3. The Disruptive Effects of Bad Voices -- 4. Recycled Footage, Plagiarism and Bad Art -- 5. Bad Acting and the Cultification of Bad Actors -- 6. The Potential Pleasures of Bad Editing -- 7. Conclusion: Taking Badfilms Seriously -- Bibliography -- Index
Summary This fascinating book examines badfilms; a subcategory of 'bad cinema' marked by incompetence, and typically exacerbated by material poverty and restrictive production conditions
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 15, 2022)
Subject Cult films -- United States -- History and criticism
B films -- United States -- History and criticism
B films
Cult films
United States
Genre/Form Electronic books
e-books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Livres numériques.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781474450447
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