{"product_id":"naked-lens-beat-cinema-9781593762209","title":"Naked Lens: Beat Cinema","description":"Celebrating the celluloid expression of the Beat spirit--arguably the most sustained legacy in U.S. counterculture--\u003ci\u003eNaked Lens\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive study of the most significant interfaces between the Beat writers, Beat culture, and cinema. \u003ci\u003eNaked Lens\u003c\/i\u003e features key Beat players and their collaborators, including William Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, Charles Bukowski, Brion Gysin, Antony Balch, Ron Rice, John Cassavetes, Andy Warhol, Bob Dylan, Klaus Maeck, and Gus van Sant.\u003cbr\u003eAs well as examining clearly Beat-inspired films such as \u003ci\u003ePull My Daisy, Chappaqua, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Flower Thief, \u003c\/i\u003e Jack Sargeant discusses cin ma v rit  and performance films (\u003ci\u003eShadows\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWholly Communion\u003c\/i\u003e), B-movies (\u003ci\u003eThe Subterraneans\u003c\/i\u003e and Roger Corman's \u003ci\u003eBucket of Blood\u003c\/i\u003e), and Hollywood adaptations (\u003ci\u003eHeart Beat\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBarfly\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003eThe second half of the book is devoted to an extensive analysis of the films relating to William Burroughs, from Antony Balch's \u003ci\u003eTowers Open Fire\u003c\/i\u003e to David Cronenberg's \u003ci\u003eNaked Lunch.\u003c\/i\u003e This book also contains the last ever interview with writer Allen Ginsberg, recorded three months before his death in April 1997.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Soft Skull\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781593762209\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.52h x 5.48w x 0.60d","brand":"Jack Sargeant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42935621255349,"sku":"9781593762209","price":16.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_80ec4f28-152a-457b-bb37-4b4439698f82.jpg?v=1688490732","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/naked-lens-beat-cinema-9781593762209","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}