E-Books →FilmQuake The Most Disruptive Films in Cinema (Culture Quake)

From unbelievable developments in technology (Citizen Kane, 1941) to feminist triumphs (Wanda, 1970); films that kickstarted New Queer Cinema (Paris is Burning, 1990) to others that challenged lawmakers (A Short Film About Killing, 1988) -FilmQuakepresents the movies thatquestioned boundaries,challenged the status quoandmade shockwaveswe are still feeling today.
From film's first innovators, people like theLumière brothers,whose short film of a train arriving was reported to have terrified audiences in 19th century Paris, through iconoclasts likeSergei EisensteinandLuis Buñuel, to titans of 20th century cinema likeAlfred HitchcockandJean-Luc Godard,discover the stories behind the films which incontrovertably changed the course of cinema forever.
Into the modern day, this book examines how filmmakers have addressed themes of prejudice and inequality, from the Black Lives Matter movement andJordan Peele'sunmissableGet OuttoBong Joon-ho'scutting study of the lives of the wealthy inParasite,as well as innovative new cinematic techniques emerging in films like28 Days LaterandBlairWitch Project.
In telling the history of cinema through the works that weretruly disruptive, and explaining the context in which each was created,FilmQuakedemonstrates the heart of modern film, which is to constantly question boundaries and challenge expectation. This book is from theCulture Quakeseries, which looks into iconic moments of culture which truly created paradigm shifts in their respective fields. Also available isArtQuake, which tells the stories of 50 pivotal worksthatchallenged consensusandbroke daring newground in the world of art, inspiringshock and scandalas they did so, but ultimately cementing themselves astruly great works o modern art.