Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / by Robert G. Weiner and John Cline Realism(s). The neorealist transgressions of Pier Paolo Pasolini / Bill Landis -- From Chicago to Watts by way of Paris and Hollywood : art-film influence on Melvin Van Peebles' early features / Jonathan Hartmann -- At the heart of the heart of the world : Guy Maddin in the 21st century / John Bloomfield -- Italian Horror/Gialli. Menopausal monsters and sexual transgression in Argento's art horror / Donna de Ville -- "The more you rape their senses, the happier they are" : a history of Cannibal holocaust / Andy DeVos -- A postcard from the grindhouse : exotic landscapes and Italian holidays in Lucio Fulci's Zombie and Sergio Martino's Torso / Stefano Baschiera and Francesco Di Chiara -- "Body in a bed, body growing dead" : uncanny women in Joe D'Amato's Italian exploitation cinema / Xavier Mendik -- New York state of mind. Bernie's "deathwish": history and transgression in New York City / John Cline -- Troma entertainment: the boobs, blood, and brains of reel independence / Rebekah McKendry -- Exploitation films and success : the half-told melodramas of Andy Milligan / Kevin John Bozelka -- Extreme European cinema. B is for bile, blood and bones : on corporeal bodies in the films of Peter Greenaway / Eric Levy -- The films of the Vienna Action Group / Stephen Barber -- Reveries of blood and sand : the cinema of Jean Rollin / Gerard Dapena -- A shadow poet : Michael Haneke / David Sterritt -- Culture at the margins. Through the looking glass darkly : considering theories of Nazi film and concepts of transgression / Lynne Fallwell -- Christian scare films : the unlikely pairing of director Ron Ormond and preacher Estus Pirkle / Jim Ridley -- Stray cat rock : the politics of Nikkatsu's "bad youth" movies of 1970 / David Hopkins -- Contemporary film. Flirting with subversion : mainstream filmmaking, transgression, and the case of Joel Schumacher's 8MM / Steffen Hantke -- Hated : GG Allin & the Murder junkies, Scum rock, and the unlikely career of Todd Phillips / Johannes Schonherr -- Cinema of regression : Grindhouse (2007) and the limits of the spectatorial imaginary / David Lerner..