Babylon Blue : An Illustrated History of Adult Cinema 1960-1998(Creation Cinema Collection) [Illustrated] [Paperback]

David Flint (Author)

Book Description

Series: Creation Cinema Collection | Publication Date: April 1, 1999

Babylon Blue examines the '60s roots of global modern-day erotic cinema - from naturist films to the "nudie-cuties" of Russ Meyer - through to various incarnations of Euro-porn and hardcore, charting the rise, decline and resurrection of the genre since the early '70s. Finally, author David Flint chronicles the so-called New Porn Generation - the New Wave of adult movies, as epitomized by the sophisticated films of Andrew Blake, Michael Ninn and the Dark Brothers. Visually loaded with daring illustrations, Babylon Blue is the last word on sex cinema, featuring profiles of key directors, producers and performers, and detailed critiques of the finest adult movies of all time. The book contains interviews with sexploitation producer David Friedman, screenwriter Antonio Passolini, director Lindsay Honey and porn actress/producer Jane Hamilton.

??Table of Contents

??Introduction
Early Days
An Interview with David F. Friedman
Beyond Deep Throat
The Golden Age
Euro Porn
Fortress Britain
An Interview with Lindsay Honey
Decline and Fall
An Interview with Jane Hamilton
New Porn Generation
An Interview with Antonio Passolini
Index?

Editorial Reviews

Review

Book of the Month: Here, in intricate and quite literally anal detail, is the history and background to all the major hardcore films of the last four decades. Every key porn star and director gets a lengthy entry, so to speak: John Holmes, Mary Millington, Traci Lords, Jenna Jameson, Ben Dover, the woman from the Oxo ads and Leslie Philips.Flint avoids mere titillation in favour of hard details. A moist 9/10. -- Loaded

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Creation Books; illustrated edition edition (April 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1840680024
• ISBN-13: 978-1840680027
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,158,534 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars a long list, June 30, 2003

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Gerard Guidoni "gerard guidoni" (rochester, ny United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Babylon Blue : An Illustrated History of Adult Cinema 1960-1998(Creation Cinema Collection) (Paperback)

That's about all this books is, a very long list of adult titles and perfromers, a filmography, if you will. Not much detail or background provided on any of the films or performers. It's rather dry and hard to get through, despite it being fairly light.

But the big kicker was several statements I found that were obviously wrong, just general knowledge things-not even specifically related to adult film. It seems that this publisher doesn't employ a fact-checker or a proofreader. Additionally, the author is British and apparantly doesn't have a very good grasp on American law as it applies to obscenity and adult films.

Finally, although the book is entitled "an illustrated history of adult cinema" the illustrations are mostly video box covers and very few of those or the other photos have any sort of caption which makes them rather disjointed from the accompanying text.

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Skin flick book never gets under the skin, June 13, 2000

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A. Copp "topo872" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Babylon Blue : An Illustrated History of Adult Cinema 1960-1998(Creation Cinema Collection) (Paperback)

Author David Flint makes it clear that he likes adult movies and has a vast amount of knowledge regarding them. This book cronicals the rise of the adult film and mentions all the movers and shakers who brought it to life.

But that is about all there is. He never spend enought time exploring the people, the times or even really the movies themselves to make this anything more than an advanced filmography of adult cinema.

He mentions in the preface that he does not intent this to be a comprehensive book, but the omissions keep it from becoming anything more than an interesting read.

Also his writing skills leave a little to be desired with the term GRUBBY being used to describe anything he finds distateful over and over again. He also has the habit of promising information later that never arrives (Such as exploring how AIDS has affected the industry during the nineties).

An okay book to begin with, but I would suggest a subscription to Michelle Clifford's METASEX fanzine for the real education on these films.

8 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good if You Must Known Adult Cinema History, July 7, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Babylon Blue : An Illustrated History of Adult Cinema 1960-1998(Creation Cinema Collection) (Paperback)

The cover of this book is perhaps the best part. The text itself makes a very interesting reading for all those interested in the subject; and it's the only book I could find that has substantive materials. It covers American as well as foreign adult film industries.

But I don't like the writing that much. I can't say exactly why. I wish the writing had been clearer and the presentation a little more compact.

Still, a high recommendation to all adult film lovers. ;-)