Taboo Breakers
18 Independent Films That Courted Controversy and Created a Legend
by Calum Waddell
This book is about taboo breakers — eighteen films that shocked audiences in some way or another. Some are
very familiar (Night of the Living Dead, Halloween, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre), others no
longer seem to exist (Candy Tangerine Man). But all of them broke through boundaries and allowed other films
to be made following their daring lead.
Another slice of highly readable social history from those thorough Telos people! From 1963 (Blood Feast)
to 2006 (Hostel) here are some remarkably in-depth looks at some movie milestones that pushed the cinema
envelope. There is even a color section showing a few stills from some of the films, as well as outlines of the
plots, casts, and interviews with various people connected with their making. It makes for fascinating reading,
running through trends such as blaxploitation, on to slasher movies with their endless sequels, showing why the
films were thought so daring at the time. Many remain so, and the reasons why are also detailed along with
reasons for the films’ successes or failures. It all makes for fascinating reading. |
The Book |
Telos Publishing Ltd |
September 2008 |
Paperback |
184583030X / 9781845830304 |
Non-Fiction / Movie tie-in |
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The Reviewer |
Rachel A Hyde |
Reviewed 2008 |
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