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House of Psychotic Women (Paperback): An Autobiographical Topography of Female Neurosis in Horror and Exploitation Films

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A fair ways into the movie, she flies off to Rome, Italy for no obvious reason only to then start to act stranger than we've seen her act in the movie to this point. She becomes increasingly obsessed with pictures and textures and, seemingly, her own physical presence and tangible persona. Despite the fact that her behavior is clearly odd, she isn't hurting anyone and on one seems to pay her much mind. While all of this is going on, political unrest in Italy starts to hit its boiling point and Lise is almost killed when a terrorist plot is unleashed nearby. Making matters worse, she's sexually assaulted in a car shortly after. The other feature I want to call direct attention to is the 135-minute interview with artist/actress Penny Slinger at the Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies. It’s similarly exhaustive and involves a conversation with Slinger, charting her work with Jane Arden and her own interests in sexual surrealism. This feature makes the set valuable alone. Book Genre: Art, Autobiography, Biography, Culture, ers, Feminism, Film, Horror, Media Tie In, Memoir, Nonfiction, Psychology, rs, Womens

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Before I get into the respective presentations, it’s worth noting here that the mention of “Rarities” in this release’s title should not go unheard. Some of these films are somehow not completely lost to obscurity, and of course the remaining film elements are in tough shape because of various reasons. That being said, I was very pleased overall to see sturdy encodes and accurate, filmic representations of the films throughout. Even where damage crept its way in, it’s clear that it was inherent to the source materials and would probably look worse cleaned up with some restoration tools. The Entity (about a woman sexually assaulted by a ghost; I know, sounds like a sleaze-fest, but it has a detached clinical tone and is actually rather compelling) GROUNDBREAKING…House of Psychotic Women is one of the most influential pieces of film analysis of the 21st century. Kier-La Janisse is a legend in the genre community.”-Screen Anarchy The book was first released with endorsements from Fritz the Cat director Ralph Bakshi (“ God, this woman can write, with a voice and intellect that's so new.”) and The Wasp Factory author Iain Banks (“ Fascinating, engaging and lucidly written: an extraordinary blend of deeply researched academic analysis and revealing memoir.”) [20] People love this book. Why? It talks about life and art in an unusual, provocative way. Kier-La Janisse doesn’t kid around. For her, movies are a matter of life and death. House of Psychotic Women is an original, singular creation. Nothing like it existed before and certainly nothing since. Cherish this book, argue with it, throw it against the wall. But let it get under your skin... invade your bloodstream. It may change you.”Jimmy McDonough, author of The Ghastly One: The 42 nd Street Netherworld of Director Andy Milligan and Shakey: Neil Young’s Biography

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Up first in the set is the Elizabeth Taylor-starring 1974 thriller Identikit– also known as The Driver’s Seat in the very short theatrical release the film received in the US – and immediately we’re thrown into female madness at its most bizarre and weirdly intoxicating. Boasting one of Taylor’s wildest performances and complete with the kind of nerve-shredding emotional pain that the beloved actress was so talented at depicting, the film follows a clearly mentally disturbed woman arriving in Rome during a time of great violence fueled by the autocratic government. Her mission is unclear and the jagged cutting between the past, present and possible future further complicates matters. And when the climax arrives, it’s like a fragmented brain having a moment of clarity before turning inward fatally. The production values in the movie are quite good. The cinematography by Krzysztof Pakulski, who shot one episode of Kieslowski’s Dekalog, is always interesting, using odd angles and lighting techniques to build mood and atmosphere and to even infuse the film with some gothic style in a few scenes. Zbigniew Preisner, who composed the music for all three parts of Kieslowski’s Three Colors trilogy, contributes the score which suits the tone of the movie perfectly. Nicoletta Elmi: Italian Cinema's Imp Ascendant — A Video Essay By Film Scholars Alexandra Heller-Nicholas And Craig Martin runs twelve minutes and goes over how Elmi started as a child model in 1968 before moving on to TV commercials and then appearing in Death In Venice, A Bay Of Blood and Baron Blood which made her the 'go to girl' for certain roles. We then hear about her work in Deep Red, Footprints, Who Saw Her Die, Flesh For Frankenstein and her most substantial role in The Night Child before then starring in Demons as an adult. The piece then dissects her different characters, what made her work different and the importance of her role in Footprints. In this pioneering work, anecdotes and memories interweave with film history, criticism, trivia and confrontational imagery to create a reflective personal history and an examination of female madness, both onscreen and off. Tim Lucas of VIDEO WATCHDOG called it “groundbreaking,” no-wave icon Lydia Lunch called it “a masterpiece,” and Molly Ringwald said she “devoured this compelling, surprising, and moving book.” FAB PRESS to debut new edition of Kier-La Janisse’s influential text with book launch at the 2022 Fantasia International Film Festival in Montreal, QC alongside retrospective screening series in collaboration with Severin Films House Of Psychotic Women Expanded Edition Limited Edition Release July 24 / Wide Release Oct 2022House of Psychotic Women is for the horror aficionado as well as the horror curious. Janisse weaves her own life into an intensely personal exploration of the genre, challenging the reader to reconsider the films in all of their complexity. I devoured this compelling, surprising, and moving book.” Fantasia Fest 2019 Full Lineup Includes Ready or Not, Sadako". Collider. 2019-06-27 . Retrieved 2021-06-19. From 2005 to 2010, Janisse made a series of unofficial music documentaries, referred to by video artist Hope Peterson as “bibliodocs,” as they featured exclusively pre-existing footage with contextual intertitles or voiceover narration. These included Bubblegum Music is the Naked Truth! (2005) based on the book by Kim Cooper and David Smay, and My Autumn’s Done Come: The Lee Hazlewood Story (2006). In 2010 her bibliodoc Teen Routines: The Self-Made Magic of R. Stevie Moore screened at The Horse Hospital in London, UK [23] and the Antimatter Festival in Victoria, Canada. [24] The 55-minute program focused on musician R. Stevie Moore's mid-career output (1974-1988), with an opening credit sequence by Canadian independent animator Leslie Supnet. People love this book. Why? It talks about life and art in an unusual, provocative way. Kier-La Janisse doesn’t kid around. For her, movies are a matter of life and death. House of Psychotic Women is an original, singular creation. Nothing like it existed before and certainly nothing since. Cherish this book, argue with it, throw it against the wall. But let it get under your skin… invade your bloodstream. It may change you.”

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