We didnt think of our movies as underground or commercial or art or porn; they were a little of all of those; but ultimately they were just our kind of movie. -- Andy WarholAndy Warhol was a remarkably prolific filmmaker; creating more than 100 movies and nearly 500 of the film portraits known as Screen Tests. And yet relatively little has been written about this body of work. Warhol withdrew his films from circulation in the early 1970s and it was only after his death in 1987 that they began to be restored and shown again. With Our Kind of Movie Douglas Crimp offers the first single-authored book about the full range of Andy Warhols films in forty years -- and the first since the films were put back into circulation. In six essays; Crimp examines individual films; including Blow Job; Screen Test No. 2; and Warhols cinematic masterpiece The Chelsea Girls (perhaps the most commercially successful avant-garde film of all time); as well as groups of films related thematically or otherwise -- films of seductions in confined places; films with scenarios by Ridiculous Theater playwright Ronald Tavel. Crimp argues that Warhols films make visible new; queer forms of sociality. Crimp does not view these films as cineacute;ma-veacute;riteacute; documents of Warhols milieu; or as camera-abetted voyeurism; but rather as exemplifying Warhols inventive cinema techniques; his collaborative working methods; and his superstars unique capabilities. Thus; if Warhol makes visible new social relations; Crimp writes; that visibility is inextricable from his making a new kind of cinema. In Our Kind of Movie Crimp shows how Warhols films allow us to see against the grain -- to see differently and to see a different world; a world of difference.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Music okay but no lyrics!By L. S. FischerThe music is written advanced enough to satisfy intermediate piano players. Very unfortunately; however; no lyrics are given for any of the pieces! There is really no excuse for this. Ive had to write them in myself; which is a poor substitute and harder than youd think. Any subsequent edition of this should definitely include the songs lyrics!8 of 9 people found the following review helpful. Great Beatles Piano SolosBy Kathy ParsonsI started teaching out of the original version of this book about twenty years ago. This version has a few more songs included plus all of the songs from the previous book. Not all of the arrangements are great; but some are stellar - Eleanor Rigby; Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds; Lady Madonna; Ob La Di Ob La Da; etc. Several of my students love The Beatles; and their parents always enjoy the songs from this book; too. Its a very worthwhile collection for the arrangements that are really good.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. HorribleBy St. Paul Catholic SchoolThis book is complete garbage. The arrangements are super ugly and infantile -- barely recognizable at Beatles songs. Dont buy it -- a waste of money. These arrangements are so bad Hal Leonard doesnt even credit the arranger.