{"product_id":"ed-wood-by-will-sloan-9781682196410","title":"Ed Wood","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor generations, Ed Wood has been known as 'the worst director of all time'. This sympathetic critical study repositions the director of \u003ci\u003ePlan 9 from Outer Space\u003c\/i\u003e as a maverick independent whose work challenges the boundary between 'bad' and 'good'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Edward D. Wood, Jr. died in 1978 at fifty-four, just days after being evicted from his home, he was largely forgotten. Two years later, he was named 'Worst Director of All Time' – a title that cemented his cult status. By the time a youthful Johnny Depp starred in an eponymous movie about the filmmaker in 1994, Wood’s low-budget films including \u003ci\u003ePlan 9 from Outer Space\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGlen or Glenda\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBride of the Monster\u003c\/i\u003e, had become beloved 'so bad they’re good' classics. Since then, rediscovered works and shifting cultural attitudes have led new audiences to embrace his eccentric style and ahead-of-his-time takes on gender and genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEd Wood: Made in Hollywood USA\u003c\/i\u003e is a critical reappraisal that takes Wood seriously, positioning him as a true independent who blurs the lines between high and low art. Will Sloan traces his marginal career – from Bela Lugosi collaborations to pornographic films – and explores how Wood’s chaotic sets, fading stars, and taboo subjects created something singular. Placing his films in their cultural context, Sloan reveals how Wood fused grindhouse with avant-garde, nostalgia with innovation, and failure with vision. Marking the centennial of Wood’s birth, this engaging take is both a timely investigation into the politics of taste and a loving tribute to a defiant outsider artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67708965486828,"sku":"9781682196410","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781682196410-ed-wood-1.jpg?v=1791839522","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/ed-wood-by-will-sloan-9781682196410","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}