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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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The subversive zombie : social protest and gender in undead cinema and television / Elizabeth Aiossa Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company Inc,
Call No: 735.27 AIOAuthor: Aiossa, Elizabeth Edition: 2018Place: Jefferson, North CarolinaPublisher: McFarland & Company IncPhysDes: 186 pages ; 23 cmSeries: contributions to zombie studiesSubject: ZOMBIES IN FILMS AND TV ; ROMERO, GEORGE ; DAWN OF THE DEAD (US, George A. Romero, 1979) ; DAWN OF THE DEAD (US, Zack Snyder, 2004) ; DAY OF THE DEAD (US, George A. Romero, 1985) ; DEAD GIRL, THE (US, Karen Moncrieff, 2006) ; GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTS, THE (UK/US, Colm McCarthy, 2016) ; IN THE FLESH [TV] (UK, 2013-2015) ; LAND OF THE DEAD (CN/FR/US, George Romero, 2005) ; NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (US, George A. Romero, 1968) ; NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (US, Tom Savini, 1990) ; RAW [GRAVE] (FR/BE, Julia Ducournau, 2016) ; [TWENTY-EIGHT] 28 DAYS LATER (UK/US, Danny Boyle, 2002) ; WALKING DEAD, THE [TV] (US, 2010 - ) ; WARM BODIES (US/CN, Jonathan Levine, 2013) ; WORLD WAR Z (US/MT, Marc Forster, 2013) Summary: Historically, zombies have been portrayed in films and television series as mindless, shuffling monsters. In recent years, this has changed dramatically. The undead are fast and ferocious in 28 Days Later… (2002) and World War Z (2013). In Warm Bodies (2013) and In the Flesh (2013–2015), they are thoughtful, sensitive and capable of empathy. These sometimes radically different depictions of the undead (and the still living) suggest critical inquiries: What does it mean to be human? What makes a monster? Who survives the zombie apocalypse, and why? Focusing on classic and current movies and TV shows, the author reveals how the once-subversive modern zombie, now more popular than ever, has been co-opted by the mainstream culture industry. -- publisher's web siteISBN: 978147666730Contents: Acknowledgments -- Preface: Dawn of a Zombie Scholar -- Introduction: The Shifting Culture of the Modern Zombie -- 1. Romero and the Modern American Zombie -- 2. The Evolution of Women in Romero’s Dead Series -- 3. Of Monsters and Men: Flipping the Script on Masculinity and Monstrosity -- 4. For the Love of Zombies: The Return of Heteronormativity in Zombie Works -- 5. Heteronormative Heroics in AMC’s The Walking Dead -- 6. Zombie Women Take the Lead -- 7. Embodying the Zombie In the Flesh -- Conclusion: Zombies Past and Future! -- Chapter Notes -- Works Cited -- Index
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Zombie cinema / Ian Olney New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 2017.
Call No: 735.27 OLNAuthor: olney, Ian Edition: 2017Place: New BrunswickPublisher: Rutgers University PressPubDate: 2017PhysDes: 170 pages ; 18cmSubject: ZOMBIES IN FILMS AND TV ; BLAXPLOITATION FILMS ; CANNIBALISM IN FILMS ; CRAZIES, THE (US, George A. Romero, 1973) ; DAWN OF THE DEAD (US, George A. Romero, 1979) ; I WALKED WITH A ZOMBIE (US, Jacques Tourner, 1943) ; NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (US, George A. Romero, 1968) ; ROMERO, GEORGE ; REVENANTS LES (FR, Robin Campillo, 2004) ; WALKING DEAD, THE [TV] (US, 2010 - ) ; WORLD WAR Z (US/MT, Marc Forster, 2013) Summary: It’s official: the zombie apocalypse is here. The living dead have been lurking in popular culture since the 1930s, but they have never been as ubiquitous or as widely-embraced as they are today.
Zombie Cinema is a lively and accessible introduction to this massively popular genre. Presenting a historical overview of zombie appearances in cinema and on television, Ian Olney also considers why, more than any other horror movie monster, zombies have captured the imagination of twenty-first-century audiences.
Surveying the landmarks of zombie film and TV, from White Zombie to The Walking Dead, the book also offers unique insight into why zombies have gone global, spreading well beyond the borders of American and European cinema to turn up in films from countries as far-flung as Cuba, India, Japan, New Zealand, and Nigeria. Both fun and thought-provoking, Zombie Cinema will give readers a new perspective on our ravenous hunger for the living dead. -- publisher's web siteISBN: 9780813579474Contents: Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Our Zombies, Ourselves -- 1. Black Mask, White Zombies -- 2. Consumer Culture -- 3. Boy Eats Girl -- Conclusion: Homebodies -- Further Reading -- Works Cited -- Index
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