Ed Wood : made in Hollywood USA / Will Sloan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sloan, Will, 1989- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wood, Edward D., Jr. (Edward Davis), 1924-1978.

Wood, Edward D.

Motion picture producers and directors--United States--Biography.

Motion picture producers and directors.

Cross-dressers--United States--Biography.

Cross-dressers.

Motion pictures--United States--History.

Motion pictures.

Art and motion pictures.

United States.

Genre:

Biographies

History

Biographies.

Film criticism.

Physical Description:

163 pages : illustration ; 21 cm

Other Title:

Ed Wood : made in Hollywood United States of America

Place of Publication:

New York : OR Books, [2025]

Summary:

Ed Wood: Made in Hollywood USA is a critical reappraisal that takes Wood seriously, positioning him as a true independent who blurs the lines between high and low art. Will Sloan traces his marginal career--from Bela Lugosi collaborations to pornographic films - and explores how Wood's chaotic sets, fading stars, and taboo subjects created something singular. Placing his films in their cultural context, Sloan reveals how Wood fused grindhouse with avant-garde, nostalgia with innovation, and failure with vision. Marking the centennial of Wood's birth, this engaging take is both a timely investigation into the politics of taste and a loving tribute to a defiant outsider artist.

Contents:

A lady is a lady

I have no home

Your stupid minds

Between the living and the dead

S-E-X with a double X

The one I'll be remembered for

Bad movies

Edward D. Wood, Jr. filmography.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781682196410

1682196410

OCLC:

1450713542