{"product_id":"passing-the-buck-coleman-francis-and-other-cinematic-metaphysicians-paperback","title":"Passing the Buck: Coleman Francis and Other Cinematic Metaphysicians - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames J. O'Meara\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWelcome to Metaphysical Science Theater 3000.\u003c\/em\u003e This collection is the first comprehensive attempt to place Traditionalism within a major field of modern popular culture-cinema, good and bad - and to recognize how each can clarify and illuminate the other. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough Hollywood classics are included here (from \u003cem\u003eSitting Prett\u003c\/em\u003ey to \u003cem\u003eTouch of Evil)\u003c\/em\u003e along with popular hits like \u003cem\u003eGroundhog Day\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eManhunter, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSilence of the Lambs\u003c\/em\u003e, the emphasis is on movies small and personal, forgotten, or just plain weird (\u003cem\u003ePsychomania\u003c\/em\u003e). There's \u003cem\u003eManos\u003c\/em\u003e, of course, but the real standout is an extended examination of autistic \u003cem\u003eauteur\u003c\/em\u003e Coleman Francis and his trilogy of boredom and postwar despair. All are minutely examined until they reveal evidence of cyclical time, karma, reincarnation, and ultimately the amoral attainment of enlightenment by what the author calls \"passing the buck.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 250\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 20, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48369845272746,"sku":"9780648766094","price":34.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/1475\/4218\/files\/3IfojMcgTj9780648766094.webp?v=1780469488","url":"https:\/\/wiccancenter.com\/it\/products\/passing-the-buck-coleman-francis-and-other-cinematic-metaphysicians-paperback","provider":"Wiccan Center","version":"1.0","type":"link"}