{"product_id":"velvet-glove-cast-in-iron-the-films-of-tura-satana-paperback","title":"Velvet Glove Cast in Iron: The Films of Tura Satana - 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\u003eHal C. F. Astell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a single scene in a single film, Tura Satana forever changed the world of American cinema. Faced with an all-American boy and his all-American girlfriend, her wild go go dancer races him, cheats him and fights him, leaving him dead in the dirt. Suddenly it was possible for a woman to be tough and female at the same time and nobody has yet mastered that like Tura Satana did as Varla in \u003ci\u003eFaster, Pussycat  Kill  Kill \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book, the first full filmography of Tura Satana, film critic Hal C F Astell of Apocalypse Later explores her brief but important screen career through a comprehensive look at each of her feature films and TV show episodes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book features a foreword by Peaches Christ, legendary midnight movie maven in San Francisco who appeared in Tura's film, \u003ci\u003eAstro Zombies: M3 - Cloned\u003c\/i\u003e; and an afterword by Cody Jarrett, who directed Tura in \u003ci\u003eSugar Boxx\u003c\/i\u003e and who is working on a documentary sourced from her unpublished memoir, \u003ci\u003eThe Kick-Ass Life of Tura Satana\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA full list of chapters includes: \u003ci\u003eIrma la Douce\u003c\/i\u003e (1963)\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWho's Been Sleeping in My Bed?\u003c\/i\u003e (1963)\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eBurke's Law: Who Killed the Paper Dragon?\u003c\/i\u003e (1964)\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Man from UNCLE: The Finny Foot Affair\u003c\/i\u003e (1964)\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eFaster, Pussycat  Kill  Kill \u003c\/i\u003e (1965)\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eOur Man Flint\u003c\/i\u003e (1966)\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Girl from UNCLE: The Moulin Ruse Affair\u003c\/i\u003e (1967)\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Astro-Zombies\u003c\/i\u003e (1968)\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Doll Squad\u003c\/i\u003e (1973)\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMark of the Astro-Zombies\u003c\/i\u003e (2002)\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSugar Boxx\u003c\/i\u003e (2009)\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Haunted World of El Superbeasto\u003c\/i\u003e (2009)\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAstro-Zombies: M3 - Cloned\u003c\/i\u003e (2010)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile he still has a day job in IT, Hal C F Astell is a teacher by blood and a writer by inclination, which gradually morphed him into a movie reviewer. He writes primarily for Apocalypse Later, his movie review site, but also for others who ask nicely. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn and raised in the rain of England, he's still learning about the word 'heat' after nine years in Phoenix, AZ, where he lives with his better half, Dee, in a house full of assorted critters. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust in case you care, his favourite movie is Peter Jackson's \u003ci\u003eBad Taste\u003c\/i\u003e, his favourite actor is Warren William and he thinks Carl Theodor Dreyer's \u003ci\u003eThe Passion of Joan of Arc\u003c\/i\u003e is the best movie ever made. He's always happy to talk your ears off about the joys of precodes, fifties B pictures or Asian horror movies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe's usually easy to find at film festivals, conventions and events because he's likely to be the only one in a kilt. He's friendly and doesn't bite unless asked. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eVelvet Glove Cast in Iron\u003c\/i\u003e is his second book, published alongside the first, \u003ci\u003eHuh? An A-Z of Why Classic American Bad Movies Were Made\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 108\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.22 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 17, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47457408483581,"sku":"9780989461313","price":24.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/eG5RdDRWczAvWHVHVkhDajF0ZEIvUT09.webp?v=1777237588","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/velvet-glove-cast-in-iron-the-films-of-tura-satana-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}