{"product_id":"2026200010332-secondhand-underground-film-a-critical-history","title":"Underground Film: A Critical History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good. Jacket: Worn\/faded - no tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Usual shelf-wear. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLong before independent cinema became a cultural institution, a raw, subversive movement was quietly dismantling the conventions of mainstream filmmaking from the shadows — and Parker Tyler was there to document every frame. Underground Film: A Critical History chronicles the emergence and evolution of avant-garde and underground cinema, mapping a world of experimental visionaries, from Maya Deren to Andy Warhol, who weaponised the medium against Hollywood's sanitised dream machine. Tyler brings his formidable critical intellect to bear on films that were never meant for the multiplex, illuminating the aesthetic philosophies and radical intentions that drove their makers to the margins.\n\nA pioneering figure in American film criticism, Tyler writes with the ferocity of a true believer and the precision of a scholar, treating underground cinema not as a curiosity but as a legitimate — and urgent — artistic tradition. His analysis cuts through the provocative surfaces of these films to uncover the deeper currents of sexuality, mythology, and social dissent that course through them. For anyone who has ever wondered what cinema looks like when it is answerable to no one, this is the essential starting point.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49130665869531,"sku":"2026200010332-SECONDHAND","price":10.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/aac75cbb-3185-4022-8961-d7ecbe5ba85e.png?v=1786588226","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200010332-secondhand-underground-film-a-critical-history","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}