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Avengers assemble! : critical perspectives on the Marvel cinematic universe / by Terence McSweeney London: Wallflower Press published by Columbia University Press, c2018.
Call No: 753.5 MSCAuthor: McSweeney, Terence Source: US/UKPlace: LondonPublisher: Wallflower Press published by Columbia University PressPubDate: c2018PhysDes: vii, 310 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmSubject: SUPERHEROES IN FILMS ; HEROS IN FILMS ; COMIC STRIP CHARACTERS IN FILMS ; CRITICISM ; MARVEL ENTERTAINMENT ; IRON MAN (US, Jon Favreau, 2008) ; IRON MAN 2 (US, Jon Favreau, 2010) ; THOR (US, Kenneth Branagh, 2011) ; INCREDIBLE HULK, THE (US, Louis Leterrier, 2008) ; CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER (US, Joe Johnston, 2011) ; AVENGERS, THE (US, Joss Whedon, 2012) ; IRON MAN 3 (US/CN, Shane Black, 2013) ; THOR: THE DARK WORLD (US, Alan Taylor, 2013) ; CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER (US, Anthony Russo and Joe Russo, 2014) ; GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY (US/UK, James Gunn, 2014) ; ANT-MAN (US, Peyton Reed, 2015) ; AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON (US, Joss Whedon, 2015) ; CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR (US, Anthony Russo/Joe Russo, 2016) Summary: "We are living in the age of the superhero and we cannot deny it. Avengers Assemble! is a vibrant and theoretically informed interrogation of one of the defining and most financially successful film franchises of the new millennium. In the first single-authored monograph on the topic of the Marvel cinematic universe, this book asks, "Why has the superhero genre reemerged so emphatically in recent years?" In an age where people have stopped going to the cinema as frequently as they used to, they returned to it in droves for the superhero film. What is it about these films that has resonated with audiences all around the globe? Are they just disposable pop culture artifacts or might they have something interesting to say about the fears and anxieties of the world we live in today? Beginning with Iron Man in 2008, this study provocatively explores both the cinematic and the televisual branches of the series across ten dynamic and original chapters from a diverse range of critical perspectives which analyse their status as an embodiment of the changing industrial practices of the blockbuster film and their symbolic potency as affective cultural artifacts that are profoundly immersed in the turbulent political climate of the era in which they were made." -- BOOK BACK COVERNotes: Formerly CIP; Includes bibliographical references and index; Also issued onlineISBN: 9780231186254Donation: Senses of CinemaContents: 1. 'That's how Dad did it, that's how America does it ... and it's worked out pretty well so far' : The Stark doctrine in Iron Man and Iron Man 2 -- 2. Allegorical narratives of gods and monsters : Thor and The Incredible Hulk -- 3. State fantasy and the superhero : (Mis)remembering World War II in Captain America : The First Avenger -- 4. 'Seeing ... still working on believing!' : The ethics and aesthetics of destruction in The Avengers -- 5. 'Nothing's been the same since New York' : Ideological continuity and change in Iron Man 3 and Thor : The Dark World -- 6. 'The world has changed and none of us can go back' : The illusory moral ambiguities of the Post-9/11 superhero in Captain America : The Winter Soldier -- 7. Blurring the boundaries of genre and gender in Guardians of the Galaxy and Ant-Man -- 8. 'Isn't that why we fight? So we can end the fight and go home?' : The enduring American monomyth in Avengers : Age of Ultron -- 9. 'What does S.H.I.E.L.D. stand for?' : The MCU on the small screen in Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Marvel's Agent Carter -- 10. The necessary vigilantism of the defenders : Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist.
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CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR : (US, Anthony Russo/Joe Russo, 2016)
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Captain America keeps it civil in The Age [Melbourne] (29/04/2016) p.1
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CAPTAIN AMERICA : THE FIRST AVENGER : (US, Joe Johnston, 2011)
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CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINER SOLDIER : US, Anthony Russo and Joe Russo, 2014
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Dark of winter in Daily Telegraph [Hit] (10/05/2016) p.31
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Finally, a hero story is super in Sunday Telegraph [Insider] (01/05/2016) p.136
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Packing a new punch in Sunday Age [Inside Out] (1/05/2016) p.10
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Republic Studios : between Poverty Row and the majors / Richard Maurice Hurst Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1979.
Call No: 19REP HURAuthor: Hurst, Richard Maurice, 1938 Place: Metuchen, N.J.Publisher: Scarecrow PressPubDate: 1979PhysDes: viii, 262 p. ; 22 cmSubject: REPUBLIC PICTURES ; AUTRY, GENE ; ROGERS, ROY ; YATES, HERBERT ; CANOVA, JUDY ; CAPTAIN AMERICA (US, John English & Elmer Clifton, 1944) ; THREE MESQUTEERS, THE (US, Ray Taylor, 1936) Notes: Includes index; Bibliography: p. [208]-243ISBN: 0810812541LON: 1491087
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She's an action hero who's really super in Sunday Telegraph (24/04/2016) p.130
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The sky is falling! : the unexpected poltics of Hollywood's superheroes and zombies / Peter Biskind Penguin Books, 2019.
Call No: 735(73) BISAuthor: Biskind, Peter Source: UKPublisher: Penguin BooksPubDate: 2019PhysDes: 12 unnumbered pages, 272 pages ; 20 cmSubject: AVATAR (US, James Cameron, 2009) ; CAMERON, JAMES ; CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR (US, Anthony Russo/Joe Russo, 2016) ; DARK KNIGHT, THE (US, Christopher Nolan, 2008) ; GAME OF THRONES [TV] (US, 2011-) ; HAWKINS, SALLY ; LEFT BEHIND (US, Vic Sarin, 2001) ; MARTIAN, THE (US, Ridley Scott, 2015) ; PLANET OF THE APES (US, Franklin J. Schaffner, 1967) ; SHAPE OF WATER, THE (US, Guillermo del Toro, 2017) ; TRUE BLOOD [TV] (US, 2008-) ; WALKING DEAD, THE [TV] (US, 2010 - ) ; ZOMBIES IN FILMS AND TV ; SUPERHEROES IN FILMS ; APOCALYPSE IN FILMS Summary: A bestselling cultural journalist takes us on a wild ride through pop culture, showing how it paved the way for today's extreme politics
Are Batman and 24's Jack Bauer heroic loners defending our way of life - or right-wing vigilantes attacking it? Is Avatar just a National Geographic version of Star Wars or a passionate assault on capitalism? And what about Game of Thrones - sword and sorcery fantasy, or lesson in mainstream politics?
In The Sky is Falling! bestselling cultural critic Peter Biskind takes us on a dizzying ride across two decades of pop culture to show how the TV and movies we love have taught us to love political extremism. Welcome to a darkly pessimistic, apocalyptic world where winter has come, the dead are walking, and ultra violence, revenge and torture are all in a day's work. Welcome to the new normal. -- publisher's websiteNotes: Includes bibliographical references and index.ISBN: 9780241373873Contents: Beyond the fringe : an introduction -- Part I. Winter has come. Apocalypse now --
Bleeding hearts -- Doing the right thing -- Part II. Who'll stop the rain?. Gone fishin' -- Coming apart -- Draining the swamp -- Part III. Breaking bad. The silence of the lambs -- Beauty in the beast -- License to kill -- Part IV. Heaven can't wait. What a piece of work was man -- Anywhere but here -- No exit --
Conclusion : the return of the center.
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