Much superior to most of the junky reference books that have followed. Easily the most comprehensive and intelligent guide to 'queer cinema' I have come across. The 200 detailed personality profiles and more than 300 expansive film reviews are exceptional.Īnd when you consider the boom in gay and lesbian filmmaking in the last 20+ years, we definitely need a new volume.īut even if you may consider this too old a reference guide to bother with, think again as it is chock full of still relevant information and is a first-rate encyclopedia of gay/lesbian film history. Sections divided up into: Favorite Directors / Favorite Stars / The Arts / Of Queer Interest / Of Lesbian Interest / Of Gay Interest / Of Transgender Interest / Camp / Honorable and Dishonorable Mentions complete with a very thorough index. Images in the Dark: an encyclopedia of gay and lesbian film and video. Images in the Dark: An Encyclopedia of Gay and Lesbian. just a pity no one ever got around to updating it.Ī very handsome book with an excellent easy to follow format and boasting an awesome collection of some 400 well-chosen photos which places this work way above the ordinary. Images in the Dark: An Encyclopedia of Gay and Lesbian Film and Video. This is a terrific guide to Gay and Lesbian films up to 1996.
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