Evil People in Modernist Homes in Popular Films (Archive Copy)

Evil People in Modernist Homes in Popular Films (Archive Copy)

Steve Rose, Jon Yoder, Joseph Rosa • Draw Down Second edition

ISBN-10: 098573373X · ISBN-13: 978‑0985733735

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Out of Print, Archive Copy Evil People in Modernist Homes in Popular Films Vol. 1, MMX. E.P.i.M.H.i.P.F. offers a serious but lighthearted investigation of the representation of modernist architecture in popular film, reflecting on the convention of associating evil characters and events with modern buildings, and also, more generally, on the relation between cinema and architecture. A series of film stills, quotes and accompanying texts point to examples in The Damned Don't Cry (1950), Diamonds are Forever (1971), Blade Runner (1982), Body Double (1984), Lethal Weapon 2 (1989), L.A. Confidential (1997), The Big Lebowski (1998), and Twilight (2008). Includes essays by Steve Rose, Jon Yoder, and Joseph Rosa. Designed by Benjamin Critton Published by Draw Down Second edition, 2013 Printed in an edition of 1,000 24 pages, 2-color offset, 11.5 × 15 in.

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