David Bowie And Film

This Book Constitutes The First Monograph Dedicated To An Academic Analysis Of David Bowies Appearances In Film. Through Close Textual Analysis Together With Production And Reception Histories, Bowies 'silver Screen' Career Is Explored In Full. The Book Covers Performance Documentaries Such As Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars, Star Vehicles Ranging From The Eulogised The Man Who Fell To Earth To The Excoriated Just A Gigolo, Plus Roles From The Horror Chic Of The Hunger And Cult Fantasy Of Labyrinth To The Valiant High-brow Baal And Vainglorious High-budget Absolute Beginners, Ending With Bowie As Bowie In Bandslam And Others As 'bowie' In Velvet Goldmine And Stardust.