{"product_id":"9783031134036","title":"David Bowie and Film: Hooked to the Silver Screen","description":"\u003ch1\u003eDavid Bowie and Film: Hooked to the Silver Screen\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eGlynn, Stephen\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book constitutes the first monograph dedicated to an academic analysis of David Bowie’s appearances in film. Through close textual analysis together with production and reception histories, Bowie’s ‘silver screen’ career is explored in full. The book covers performance documentaries such as \u003ci\u003eZiggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars\u003c\/i\u003e, star vehicles ranging from the eulogised \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Fell to Earth\u003c\/i\u003e to the excoriated \u003ci\u003eJust a Gigolo\u003c\/i\u003e, plus roles from the horror chic of \u003ci\u003eThe Hunger\u003c\/i\u003e and cult fantasy of \u003ci\u003eLabyrinth \u003c\/i\u003eto the valiant high-brow \u003ci\u003eBaal\u003c\/i\u003e and vainglorious high-budget \u003ci\u003eAbsolute Beginners\u003c\/i\u003e, ending with Bowie as Bowie in \u003ci\u003eBandslam\u003c\/i\u003e and others as ‘Bowie’ in \u003ci\u003eVelvet Goldmine\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStardust\u003c\/i\u003e. Alongside showing his willingness to experiment (and at times fail) across a variety of genres, this study investigates Bowie’s performative style that, while struggling to accommodate the requirements of cinematic realism, fits more harmoniously with alternative production codes and aesthetics. More broadly, by exploring the commercial, socio-cultural and ideological significance of Bowie on film, the book demonstrates how notions of gender, sexuality and identity formation, plus commodity and cultural capital, function and fluctuate in contemporary society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Palgrave Macmillan\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2023-11-02\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783031134036\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-031-13401-2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 210cm x148cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 253\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47545181667468,"sku":"9783031134036","price":116.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783031134036.jpg?v=1776084852","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783031134036","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}