Gangsters and G-Men on Screen Crime Cinema Then and Now

Afbeeldingen

Artikel vergelijken

  • Engels
  • Hardcover
  • 9781442230750
  • 26 september 2014
  • 204 pagina's
Alle productspecificaties

Samenvatting

In this book, noted film and literature scholar Gene D. Phillips looks at the crime film genre. In addition to the usual suspects like Little Caesar, and The Godfather Part II, which he examines with a fresh perspective, Phillips also calls attention to some of the less heralded but no less worthy films and filmmakers that represent the genre.



While the gangster film may have enjoyed its heyday in the 1930s and ’40s, it has remained a movie staple for almost as long as cinema has existed. From the early films of Humphrey Bogart, James Cagney, and Edward G. Robinson to modern versions like Bugsy, Public Enemies, and Gangster Squad, such films capture the brutality of mobs and their leaders. In Gangsters and G-Men on Screen: Crime Cinema Then and Now, Gene D. Phillips revisits some of the most popular and iconic representations of the genre. While this volume offers new perspectives on some established classics—usual suspects like Little Caesar, Bonnie and Clyde, and The Godfather Part II—Phillips also calls attention to some of the unheralded but no less worthy films and filmmakers that represent the genre. Expanding the viewer’s notion of what constitutes a gangster film, Phillips offers such unusual choices as You Only Live Once, Key Largo, The Lady from Shanghai, and even the 1949 version of The Great Gatsby. Also included in this examination are more recent ventures, such as modern classics The Grifters and Martin Scorsese’s The Departed. In his analyses, Phillips draws on a number of sources, including personal interviews with directors and other artists and technicians associated with the films he discusses. Of interest to film historians and scholars, Gangsters and G-Men on Screen will also appeal to anyone who wants to better understand the films that represent an important contribution to crime cinema.

Productspecificaties

Inhoud

Taal
en
Bindwijze
Hardcover
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum
26 september 2014
Aantal pagina's
204
Illustraties
Nee

Betrokkenen

Hoofdauteur
Gene D. Phillips
Hoofduitgeverij
Rowman & Littlefield

Overige kenmerken

Extra groot lettertype
Nee
Product breedte
163 mm
Product hoogte
20 mm
Product lengte
231 mm
Studieboek
Nee
Verpakking breedte
163 mm
Verpakking hoogte
20 mm
Verpakking lengte
231 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht
413 g

EAN

EAN
9781442230750

Je vindt dit artikel in

Taal
Engels
Beschikbaarheid
Leverbaar
Boek, ebook of luisterboek?
Boek
Studieboek of algemeen
Algemene boeken
Nog geen reviews

Kies gewenste uitvoering

Prijsinformatie en bestellen

De prijs van dit product is 51 euro en 99 cent.
3 - 4 weken
Verkoop door bol
  • Prijs inclusief verzendkosten, verstuurd door bol
  • Ophalen bij een bol afhaalpunt mogelijk
  • 30 dagen bedenktijd en gratis retourneren
  • Dag en nacht klantenservice