Anger: The Unauthorized Biography of Kenneth Anger

by Bill Landis

Book Overview

Known worldwide for his bestselling Hollywood Babylon books, Kenneth Anger is also an underground filmmaker with tremendous influence (Fireworks; Scorpio Rising; Lucifer Rising). This unauthorized... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060922141
• ISBN13: 9780060922146
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Anger Hated This Book, But Read It Anyway

Kenneth Anger deserves a much more serious and scholarly bio, but this will do for now. He's literally CURSED Landis for this work, and you can see why-- Landis has dug up lots of dirt about the controversial film-maker, and shares much about his early life (including his birth name). Reservations aside, Anger's lived such a fabulous and improbable life, and created such forward-looking and brilliant films, that the ride is a fast and furious one. Film students and fans of the counter-culture in the 50s, 60s, and 70s will love this, as I did. Where is Anger's autobiography? Now THAT would be a trip to read....

Watching the watcher

I recommend this book to anyone interested in underground film, whether you're a maker or purveyor. Despite personal conflicts with the subject, Mr. Landis manages to provide us with an even-handed account of the life of Kenneth Anger, and subsequently, the history of underground film-making. Personally, the most interesting chapters were those that dealt with the celebrities that crossed paths with Anger and the pretenses by which they did.