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American Neo-Noir: The Movie Never Ends
Silver, Alain, Ursini, James
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Description for American Neo-Noir: The Movie Never Ends
Paperback. This volume surveys the full breath of American neo-noir, its style and substance, its evolution over succeeding generations of filmmakers, from activist through postmodern to millennial and on. Num Pages: 280 pages, heavily illustrated throughout. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 205 x 21. Weight in Grams: 958.
After scores of books and commentaries on film noir and its classic period experts Alain Silver and James Ursini turn their full attention to neo-noir the self-conscious mannered sometimes ersatz and often surprising genre that sprang from the original movement. This volume surveys the full breath of American neo-noir its style and substance its evolution over succeeding generations of filmmakers from activist through postmodern to millennial and on with extensive illustrations in black-and-white and full-color that capture the genre's dramatic and visual essence.
After scores of books and commentaries on film noir and its classic period experts Alain Silver and James Ursini turn their full attention to neo-noir the self-conscious mannered sometimes ersatz and often surprising genre that sprang from the original movement. This volume surveys the full breath of American neo-noir its style and substance its evolution over succeeding generations of filmmakers from activist through postmodern to millennial and on with extensive illustrations in black-and-white and full-color that capture the genre's dramatic and visual essence.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Applause Theatre & Cinema Books
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781480386266
SKU
V9781480386266
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99-15
About Silver, Alain, Ursini, James
ALAIN SILVER is the author of The Samurai Film and The Noir Style. With James Ursini he coedited Film Noir: The Encyclopedia and seven readers on film noir and the horror and gangster genres. His produced screenplays include the Showtime feature Time at the Top. JAMES URSINI co-wrote The Zombie Film, The Vampire Film, and Film Noir Graphics with ... Read more
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