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6 The Villain We Love

Notes on the Dramaturgy of Screen Evil

Murray Pomerance

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B Is for Bad Cinema

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Chapters in this book

Front Matter i
Contents vii
Illustrations ix
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction 1
Aesthetics
Explosive Apathy 21
B-Grade Subtitles 43
Being in Two Places at the Same Time 65
Redeeming Cruising 85
The Villain We Love 105
From Bad to Good and Back to Bad Again? 129
Authorship
Coffee in Paradise 149
The Risible 165
The Evil Dead DVD Commentaries 181
Liking The Magus 197
BADaptation 215
Contributors 241
Index 245

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Chapters in this book

Front Matter i
Contents vii
Illustrations ix
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction 1
Aesthetics
Explosive Apathy 21
B-Grade Subtitles 43
Being in Two Places at the Same Time 65
Redeeming Cruising 85
The Villain We Love 105
From Bad to Good and Back to Bad Again? 129
Authorship
Coffee in Paradise 149
The Risible 165
The Evil Dead DVD Commentaries 181
Liking The Magus 197
BADaptation 215
Contributors 241
Index 245

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