Contemporary Action Cinema
(Sprache: Englisch)
Responding to the era of the sequel, the multi-media franchise, and the War on Terror, the US action film has altered dramatically. This textbook covers the changes and highlights the attributes of the genre in its current state, examining the influences of...
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Responding to the era of the sequel, the multi-media franchise, and the War on Terror, the US action film has altered dramatically. This textbook covers the changes and highlights the attributes of the genre in its current state, examining the influences of major events such as 9/11 and the War on Terror, British and European connections, as well as the role of homosexuality, gender, the body, and ethnicity on the genre.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Contemporary Action Cinema “
Introduction: 'Where are we, and how did we get here?'; 1. Narrative and the action film; 2. The action body; 3. The action sequence; 4. Action women; 5. Action men; 6. Race in the action film; 7. Homosexuality in the action film; 8. Action cinema after 9/11; 9. The 'European connection'; Afterword
Autoren-Porträt von Lisa Purse
Lisa Purse is Lecturer in Film, Department of Film, Theatre & Television, University of Reading
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Lisa Purse
- 2011, Maße: 15,7 x 1,9 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Edinburgh University Press
- ISBN-10: 0748638180
- ISBN-13: 9780748638185
Sprache:
Englisch
Rezension zu „Contemporary Action Cinema “
A valuable contribution to analysis of the action film, offering sustained examination of the formal qualities of action set-pieces and the ideological frameworks in which they are typically embedded. -- Geoff King, Professor of Film & TV Studies, Brunel University An impressive, intelligent book which takes account of the genre's past but focuses attention on its present. Both rigorous and engaging, Purse brings our understanding of action up to date. -- Yvonne Tasker, University of East Anglia A valuable contribution to analysis of the action film, offering sustained examination of the formal qualities of action set-pieces and the ideological frameworks in which they are typically embedded. An impressive, intelligent book which takes account of the genre's past but focuses attention on its present. Both rigorous and engaging, Purse brings our understanding of action up to date.
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