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Beyond formula : American film genres / Stanley J. Solomon New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1976.
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Crime wave : the filmgoers' guide to the great crime movies / written by Howard Hughes London: I.B.Taurus, 2006.
Call No: 734 HUGAuthor: Hughes, Howard Edition: 1st ed.Source: UKPlace: LondonPublisher: I.B.TaurusPubDate: 2006PhysDes: xxviii, 236 p. : ill., ports. ; 25 cmSubject: GANGSTER FILMS ; DETECTIVE FILMS ; PUBLIC ENEMY, THE (US, William Wellmen, 1931) ; HIGH SIERRA (US, Raoul Walsh, 1941) ; MALTESE FALCON, THE (US, John Huston, 1941) ; WHITE HEAT (US, Raoul Walsh, 1949) ; ASPHALT JUNGLE, THE (US, John Huston, 1950) ; KISS ME DEADLY (US, Robert Aldrich, 1955) ; BIG COMBO, THE (US, Joseph H. Lewis, 1955) ; POINT BLANK (US, John Boorman, 1967) ; BONNIE AND CLYDE (US, Arthur Penn, 1967) ; ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE (UK, Peter Hunt, 1969) ; GET CARTER (UK, Mike Hodges, 1971) ; SHAFT (US, Gordon Parks Jr., 1971) ; DIRTY HARRY (US, Don Siegel, 1971) ; GODFATHER [...], THE (US, Francis Ford Coppola, 1972-) ; CHINATOWN (US, Roman Polanski, 1974) ; GODFATHER PART II, THE (US, Francis Ford Coppola, 1974) ; ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA (US, Sergio Leone, 1984) ; LETHAL WEAPON (US, Richard Donner, 1987) ; GOODFELLAS (US, Martin Scorsese, 1990) ; PULP FICTION (US, Quentin Tarantino, 1994) ; L.A. CONFIDENTIAL (US, Curtis Hanson, 1997) ; OCEAN'S ELEVEN (US, Steven Soderbergh, 2001) Summary: "Crime movies inhabit dark and desperate worlds, yet they account for many of Hollywood's most triumphant successes. In full acknowledgement of this achievement, Crime Wave offers an authoritative and informative, stimulating and entertaining guide to the crime movie phenomenon, from its early days to the present, charting its history and celebrating the people who have given it a special and enduring place in cinema goers' affections. Chapters focus on landmark Hollywood films - from 1931's The Public Enemy, through The Maltese Falcon, Point Blank, Dirty Harry, The Godfather trilogy and Goodfellas, to LA Confidential and Oceans 11 - telling their stories and on the way discussing many more crime movies, both major and lesser known." "Crime Wave represents and investigates gangster and heist movies, blaxploitation and noir, murder mysteries, vehicles for vigilante or buddy cops, even a gangster love story. It features biographies and filmographies detailing the key participants and background details of the film's making, locations and sets. It also explores each film's sources and influences, its impact on the crime genre and current fashion, including spin-offs, copies and sequels. It examines the films' themes, style and box office fortunes."--BOOK JACKET.Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-224) and index; Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-224) and index; Filmography: p. 213-220ISBN: 9781845112196Donation: Donated by Senses Of Cinema, 2009
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Film genre reader II / edited by Barry Keith Grant Austin: University of Texas Press, 1995.
Call No: 64GEN FILAuthor: Grant, Barry Keith, 1947 Edition: 1st edPlace: AustinPublisher: University of Texas PressPubDate: 1995PhysDes: viii, 581 p. : ill. ; 24 cmSubject: GENRES ; WESTERNS ; GANGSTER FILMS ; FILM NOIR ; DISASTER FILMS ; EPIC FILMS ; HORROR FILMS ; MELODRAMA ; COMEDIES ; TRANSVESTISM ; WOMEN IN FILMS ; VIETNAM WAR FILMS ; MUSICALS ; ETHNIC GROUPS IN FILMS ; CANADA ; AUTEUR THEORY ; NARRATIVE IN FILMS ; DETECTIVE FILMS ; FEMINISM AND THE CINEMA ; HOMOSEXUALITY AND THE CINEMA ; HISTORICAL FILMS ; PHILOSOPHY AND THE CINEMA ; PORNOGRAPHY AND THE CINEMA ; PSYCHOANALYSIS AND THE CINEMA ; SCIENCE-FICTION FILMS ; SEMIOLOGY ; STRUCTURALISM ; HITCHCOCK, ALFRED ; MICHEAUX, OSCAR ; CRONENBERG, DAVID ; FORD, JOHN ; PENN, ARTHUR ; SIRK, DOUGLAS ; CAVELL, STANLEY ; CHANDLER, RAYMOND ; FRYE, NORTHROP ; MINNELLI, VINCENTE ; TODOROV, TZVETAN ; ZOO LA NUIT, UN (CN, Jean-Cluade Lauzon, 1987) ; SOME LIKE IT HOT (US, Billy Wilder, 1959) ; SHADOW OF A DOUBT (US, Alfred Hitchcock, 1943) ; BARKLEYS OF BROADWAY, THE (US, Charles Walters, 1949) ; YENTL (US, Barbara Streisand, 1983) ; IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (US, Frank Capra, 1934) ; IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (US, Frank Capra, 1946) ; MY DARLING CLEMENTINE (US, John Ford, 1946) ; STAGECOACH (US, John Ford, 1939) ; SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (US, Gene Kelly & Stanley Donen, 1952) ; THING, THE (US, Christian Nyby, 1951) ; [TWENTY] 20 MILLION MILES TO EARTH (US, Nathan Juran, 1957) ; VICTOR VICTORIA (UK, Blake Edwards, 1982) ; WRITTEN ON THE WIND (US, Douglas Sirk, 1956) ; NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (US, George A. Romero, 1968) ; FLY, THE (US, David Cronenberg, 1986) ; DESPERATELY SEEKING SUSAN (US, Susan Seidelman, 1985) ; CHINATOWN (US, Roman Polanski, 1974) ; APOCALYPSE NOW (US, Francis Ford Coppola, 1979) ; CHINATOWN (US, Roman Polanski, 1974) Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [495]-559) and indexISBN: 0292727771 (cloth : alk. paper); 029272778X (pbk. : alk. paper)LON: 11563059
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Film in Australia : an introduction / Albert Moran and Errol Vieth Port Melbourne: Cambridge University Press, 2006.
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Film noir production : the whodunit of the classic American mystery film / David Landau New York: Routledge, 2017.
Call No: 734.1 LANAuthor: Landau, David Source: USPlace: New YorkPublisher: RoutledgePubDate: 2017PhysDes: xi, 170 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmSubject: FILM NOIR ; NEO-NOIR ; PRODUCTION ; STUDIO SYSTEM ; CRIME IN FILMS ; GANGSTER FILMS ; DETECTIVE FILMS ; FEMME FATALE Summary: "Film Noir Production...is a book for those who like a good character-driven story -- and the noir films always deliver. The book contains behind-the-scenes tales of the productions of hard-boiled film classics and the prime players involved in their creation, from Darryl Zanuck and Raymond Chandler to John Seitz and Billy Wilder." -- BOOK BLURBNotes: Includes bibliographical references, appendices and indexISBN: 9781138201484Donation: donated by Senses of CinemaContents: Noir Comes to Light (The Maltese Falcon) -- The Noir Hero (Murder my sweet) -- The Noir Anti-Hero (This Gun for Hire) -- The Femmes of Noir: They Aren't Always Fatale (Double Indemnity) -- Directors and Studios: A Noir Relationship (Laura) -- The Noir Cast (The Big Sleep) -- Noir Themes (Macao) -- Noir Style; Music, Costumes and Art Direction (My Favorite Brunette) -- Noir Imagery: Lighting and Cinematography (The Big Combo) -- Noir Speak: Dialog & First Person Narrative (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang) -- Noir's Rebirth & Neo Noir (House of Games) -- Cross Genre Noir & Noir Influence (Brick)
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Genre and Hollywood / Steve Neale London: Routledge, 2000.
Call No: 64GEN NEAAuthor: Neale, Steve Place: LondonPublisher: RoutledgePubDate: 2000PhysDes: viii, 336 p. ; 25 cmSubject: GENRES ; FILM NOIR ; MELODRAMA ; ACTION FILMS ; ADVENTURE FILMS ; BIOGRAPHICAL FILMS ; COMEDIES ; CRIME FILMS ; DETECTIVE FILMS ; EPIC FILMS ; FORMALISM ; FRONTIERS IN FILMS ; GANGSTER FILMS ; GENDER AND THE CINEMA ; HORROR FILMS ; MUSICALS ; USA ; SCIENCE-FICTION FILMS ; SOCIAL PROBLEMS IN FILMS ; STUDIO SYSTEM ; THRILLERS ; WAR FILMS ; WESTERNS ; WOMEN, FILMS FOR ; WOMEN IN FILMS ; YOUNG PEOPLE IN FILMS ; YOUNG PEOPLE, FILMS FOR ; TODOROV, TZVETAN ; ALTMAN, ROBERT ; BASINGER, JEANINE ; DOHERTY, THOMAS ; SCHATZ, THOMAS Summary: "Steve Neale provides a comprehensive introduction to genre and Hollywood cinema. He discusses all the major concepts, theories and accounts of Hollywood and genre, an the key genres which theorists and critics have tended to write about - from musicals to horror films, from action-adventure to the western. He also offers detailed revisionist accounts of melodrama and 'film noir', and puts forward new arguments about the place and importance of genre in understanding Hollywood cinema." -- Taken from back cover.Notes: Includes bibliography and indexISBN: 0415026059 : No price; 0415026067(pbk.)LON: 21413450
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Great Hollywood movies / Ted Sennett New York: Abradale Press/H.N. Abrams, 1986.
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More than night : film noir in its contexts / James Naremore Berkeley: University of California Press, c1998.
Call No: 734.1 NARAuthor: Naremore, James Place: BerkeleyPublisher: University of California PressPubDate: c1998PhysDes: xiv, 345 p. : ill. ; 24 cmSubject: FILM NOIR ; BLACKLISTING. USA ; B-MOVIES ; ETHNIC GROUPS IN FILMS ; CENSORSHIP ; HERO IN FILMS ; MODERNISM AND THE CINEMA ; FILMS IN FILMS ; DRUGS IN FILMS ; POLITICS AND THE CINEMA ; POSTMODERNISM AND THE CINEMA ; DETECTIVE FILMS ; SOCIAL-REALISM IN FILMS ; CRIMINALS IN FILMS ; VIOLENCE IN FILMS ; WAR VETERANS IN FILMS ; SOCIAL PROBLEMS IN FILMS ; WASHINGTON, DENZEL ; ALDRICH, ROBERT ; CHANDLER, RAYMOND ; DUNAWAY, FAYE ; MUSURACA, NICHOLAS ; FRANKLIN, CARL ; FRANKENHEIMER, JOHN ; GREENE, GRAHAM ; HAMMETT, DASHIELL ; JACKSON, SAMUEL L. ; LADD, ALAN ; BLUE DAHLIA, THE (US, George Marshall, 1946) ; PULP FICTION (US, Quentin Tarantino, 1994) ; CHINATOWN (US, Roman Polanski, 1974) ; CROSSFIRE (US, Edward Dmytryk, 1947) ; DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS (US, Carl Franklin, 1995) ; DOUBLE INDEMNITY (US, Billy Wilder, 1944) ; KISS ME DEADLY (US, Robert Aldrich, 1955) ; MALTESE FALCON, THE (US, John Huston, 1941) ; OUT OF THE PAST (US, Jacques Tourneur, 1947) Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-318) and indexesISBN: 0520212932 (alk. paper); 0520212940 (pbk. : alk. paper)LON: 13441055
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Postmodernism and popular culture : a cultural history / John Docker Cambridge New York Melbourne: Cambridge University Press, 1994.
Call No: 64POS DOCAuthor: Docker, John Place: Cambridge New York MelbournePublisher: Cambridge University PressPubDate: 1994PhysDes: xxi, 313 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cmSubject: POSTMODERNISM AND THE CINEMA ; POPULAR CULTURE AND THE CINEMA ; MODERNISM AND THE CINEMA ; STRUCTURALISM ; MELODRAMA ; SOAP OPERAS ; DETECTIVE FILMS ; GENRES ; THEORY ; BRERETON, LAURIE ; FISKE, JOHN ; KENNEDY, GRAHAM ; MACCABE, COLIN ; MULVEY, LAURA ; JAMESON, FREDRIC ; BAHTIN, MIHAIL ; ADORNO, THEODOR W. ; BENJAMIN, WALTER ; DERRIDA, JACQUES ; PRISONER [TV] (AT, 1979-86) Notes: Includes index; Bibliography: p. 285-306ISBN: 0521465982 (pbk.); 052146045XLON: abn97324302; 13458960
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