Dark Stars Rising: Conversations from the Outer Realms [Paperback]

Shade Rupe (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 9, 2011

The smaller half of Penn & Teller ends his silence for a lengthy discussion of magic and falsehoods, John Waters' stars Divine opens the closet during his transition to playing male roles, Crispin Glover gives love to Fassbinder, the star of Russ Meyer's Faster Pussycat! Kill, Kill! Tura Satana tells it like it is from burlesque shows to Hollywood, Alejandro Jodorowsky showers cinema lovers with psychomagic, Genesis Breyer P-Orridge lays down the gauntlet with his creations Throbbing Gristle and Psychic TV, Udo Kier, the star of Andy Warhol's Dracula and Frankenstein, hunts for virgins, Gaspar Noé helps up Enter the Void, Viennese performance artist Hermann Nitsch lets the blood flow, Chas. Balun paints us Deep Red, Richard Stanley unleashes a Dust Devil with his Hardware, and much much more.

Shade Rupe's DARK STARS RISING: CONVERSATIONS FROM THE OUTER REALMS is a collection of 27 candid interviews spanning 24 years with unique, free-thinking artists, from America, Austria, and beyond. Working in different media, countries, constraints, and freedoms, the vortex here is created by New York film writer Shade Rupe, known for his avant interests and the cultural realm he inhabits with his Funeral Party books. Everyone in this collection has produced artifacts that affect the heart, mind, soul, and future.

A visually stunning package, DARK STARS RISING contains over 500 photographs and illustrations, many of them rare and hitherto unseen. A choice selection of reviews rounds out this amazing book.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“The most fearsome creatures in the transgressive cinema.” – Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

“An untamed grab bag of gonzo weirdos in one lovingly sculpted collection. A must-have for miscreants of almost every persuasion.”  – Chris Alexander, Fangoria

“There is a smarter universe out there and Shade may just have inadvertently mapped its manifesto.” – Steven Severin, Siouxsie and the Banshees

“Nobly horrific. I loved it!” – Ken Russell, director Altered States

From the Back Cover

DARK STARS RISING -- A neural matrix of stunning artists from America, Austria, and Beyond. Divine shoots his shot, Teller plays dead, Crispin Glover asks What is it?, Hermann Nitsch orgires in blood, William Lustig unleashes a Maniac, Floria Sigismondi molds Marilyn Manson, Genesis Breyer P-Orridge throbs her gristle, Alejandro Jodorowsky conjures psychomagic, Stephen O'Malley shatters the Sunn O))), The Torture King skews and skewers, Richard Kern fingers Lydia Lunch, Tura Satana drops another veil, Johanna Went makes a Big Mess, Peter Sotos loosens his belt, Udo Kier prefers hardcore, Gaspar Noé enters the Void, and much, much more! Dark Stars Rising is a visually sensational, pulsating miasma--a hearty feast for the mind!

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Product Details

• Paperback: 568 pages
• Publisher: Headpress (February 9, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1900486695
• ISBN-13: 978-1900486699
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 6.2 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #531,328 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Throughout 2009 and 2010, Shade Rupe produced the Deep Red International Festival of Fantastic Film in Seattle and Portland, programmed the 26th Olympia Film Festival, served as Chairman of the International Jury at the 15th Lund International Festival of Fantastic Film in southern Sweden, curated a weekend film festival at Sundance, coproduced the four-city Ken Russell tour Russellmania! along with Fantasia, Lincoln Center, the American Cinematheque, and Rue Morgue, wrote the feature film Fear Factory, was a guest at the Night Visions festival in Helsinki, and completed this book. He also edited the acclaimed Funeral Party journals and has done a mess of other stuff. A few of his favorite films are Performance, The Devils, Zardoz, All That Jazz, Stardust Memories, and The Hourglass Sanitorium, and favorite musicians he's seen live include Whitehouse, Krzysztof Penderecki, Gary Numan, The Master Musicians of Bukkake, Diamanda Galás, and The Black Angels.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars RE/Search for the New Aeon., July 12, 2011

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Thanks to Shade Rupe for "Dark Stars Rising", a collection of cinematic interviews concentrating on the darker set. Any book that starts with Divine, ends with Crispin Hellion Glover; and includes Genesis P-Orridge, Tura Satana, and Alejandro Jodorowsky among others HAS to beat run-of-the-mill tell-all trash. This is the real deal, a grand grimoire for the 21st. century, brimming with elegantly conceived filth for the discerning psychonaut.

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Go buy before it's too late!!!, January 21, 2011

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This book takes elements of Re/Search, Apocalypse Culture, and Answer Me to a whole new, fully realized level. The in depth interviews collected here unearth and provide insights into each subject's world in a way not often found by the average interviewer. I couldn't put this book down until I had read it in it's entirety. If you have an interest in any of the people interviewed in this book then go buy this now before it sells out. You won't be disappointed!!!

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5.0 out of 5 stars excellent dialogues with fringe dwellers, March 18, 2011

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dark stars rising is packed full of interviews with the most outer fringe artists. these artists push the boundaries of creativity and thankfully, are brave enough to give the finger to political correctness. all the interviews are very in-depth and educational. some of the people interviewed are: divine, richard kern, teller, udo kier, jodorowsky, floria sigismondi, the late tura satana, richard stanley and crispin glover. there are also some book and movie reviews to round out this 550 page tome. i didn't think headpress were still around so was pleasantly surprised to see this title. if you are a fan of the underground/independent art movement, whether movies, music, art or any other entertainment, this is a must read!