{"product_id":"dirty-real-exile-on-hollywood-and-vine-with-the-gin-mill-cowboys-9781789148626","title":"Dirty Real: Exile on Hollywood and Vine with the Gin Mill Cowboys","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe story of how the movies assumed a gritty facade in the name of authenticity, with working actors transforming into artists, poets, painters, troubadours, and filmmakers--both on- and off-screen.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is the tale of how Hollywood, inspired by the success of \u003ci\u003eEasy Rider\u003c\/i\u003e, sold a cycle of films as the new dirty real. Dennis Hopper, Peter Fonda, Monte Hellman, Jack Nicholson, Kris Kristofferson, and Sam Peckinpah, among others, parlayed a nostalgia for the gutter and donned bohemian personae, pulling on soiled shirts and scuffed boots to better counter the glamour and phoniness of Tinseltown. The result was a generation of movies, including \u003ci\u003eThe Hired Hand\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFive Easy Pieces\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTwo-Lane Blacktop\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Picture Show\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePat Garrett and Billy the Kid\u003c\/i\u003e. With great care for the historical record and displaying a refined critical acuity, Peter Stanfield captures that pivotal moment when Hollywood tried to sell a begrimed vision of itself to the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Stanfield\u003c\/b\u003e is professor emeritus of film at the University of Kent. His books include \u003ci\u003eA Band with Built-In Hate: The Who from Pop Art to Punk\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePin-Ups 1972: Third Generation Rock 'n' Roll\u003c\/i\u003e, both also published by Reaktion Books. He lives in Kent.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reaktion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50631946371346,"sku":"9781789148626","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_488bd1c2-6c6b-457b-885e-3797e17dc2a3.jpg?v=1732786692","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/dirty-real-exile-on-hollywood-and-vine-with-the-gin-mill-cowboys-9781789148626","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}