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Encyclopedia of Film Noir de Geoff Mayer

Encyclopedia of Film Noir

Autor Geoff Mayer, Brian McDonnell
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 29 iun 2007 – vârsta până la 17 ani
When viewers think of film noir, they often picture actors like Humphrey Bogart playing characters like Sam Spade in The Maltese Falcon, the film based on the book by Dashiell Hammett. Yet film noir is a genre much richer. The authors first examine the debate surrounding the parameters of the genre and the many different ways it is defined. They discuss the Noir City, its setting and backdrop, and also the cultural (WWII) and institutional (the House UnAmerican Activities Committee, and the Production Code Administration) influences on the subgenres. An analysis of the low budget and series film noirs provides information on those cult classics. With over 200 entries on films, directors, and actors, the Encyclopedia of Film Noir is the most complete resource for film fans, students, and scholars.
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ISBN-13: 9780313333064
ISBN-10: 0313333068
Pagini: 496
Dimensiuni: 178 x 254 x 36 mm
Greutate: 1.17 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Greenwood
Locul publicării:New York, United States

Notă biografică

Geoff Mayer is a Reader and Associate Professor in Cinema Studies at La Trobe University. He is Head of the School of Communications, Arts and Critical Enquiry. His previous books include: Roy Ward Baker, and the Guide to British Cinema (Greenwood, 2003).Brian McDonnell is an experienced film teacher and researcher with a PhD from the University of Auckland. He is currently a Senior Lecturer in Film Studies and Program Co-ordinator in Media Studies at the Auckland campus of Massey University in New Zealand. His previous publications include the book Fresh Approaches to Film (1998) and chapters in the Italian Encyclopaedias Storia del Cinema Mondiale and Dizionario del registi del cinema mondiale. He has achieved a high profile as an international television quiz contestant. Brian's ancestry goes back to Ireland and to Maori iwi (tribe) Tuhoe.

Cuprins

Introduction:The Myths and Parameters of Film NoirThe Hard-Boiled InfluenceFilm Noir and the CityFilm Noir StyleFilms, Actors and DirectorsAct of ViolenceAldrich, RobertAmong the LivingAndrews, DanaAngel FaceApology for MurderAsphalt Jungle, TheBeaumont, HughBennett, JoanBig Clock, TheBig Combo, TheBig Heat, TheBig Sleep, TheBlack AngelBlonde IceBlood SimpleBody HeatBogart, HumphreyBorn to KillBreaking Point, TheBrighton RockBrodie, SteveBrothers, TheBrothers Rico, TheBurr, RaymondCarnivalCash on DemandChase, TheChinatownCollateralConte, RichardCook, Jr., ElishaCorridors of MirrorsCosh BoyCrack-UpCriminal, TheCriss CrossCrooked Way, TheCrossfireCroupierCry of the CityDance With a StrangerDark CityDark Corner, TheDark PassageDaughter of DarknessDead ReckoningDear MurdererDecoyDesperateDetourDevil in a Blue DressDmytryk, EdwardD.O.A.Double IndemnityDuryea, DanFallen AngelFallen Sparrow, TheFarrow, JohnFear in the NightFile on Thelma Jordan, TheForce of EvilFord, GlennFramedFuller, SamGarfield, JohnGet CarterGildaGood Die Young, TheGoring, MariusGrahame, GloriaGreat DayGreat Flamarion, TheGreer, JaneGun CrazyGynt, GretaHatters CastleHayden, SterlingHeflin, VanHell DriversHigh SierraHistory of Violence, AHitchcock, AlfredHollow TriumphHouse Across the Lake, TheHuston, JohnI Wake Up ScreamingI Wouldnt Be In Your ShoesImpulseIn a Lonely PlaceInterrupted JourneyIt Always Rains on SundayJohnny OClockKansas City ConfidentialKarlson, PhilKillers, TheKilling, TheKiss Me DeadlyKiss of DeathKiss the Blood Off My HandsKluteL.A. ConfidentialLadd, AlanLake, VeronicaLancaster, BurtLang, FritzLate Edwina Black, TheLauraLeave Her to HeavenLewis, Joseph H.Long Memory, TheLupino, IdaMacMurray, FredMacomber Affair, TheMacready, GeorgeMadeleineMan From Colorado, TheMann, AnthonyMark of Cain, TheMason, JamesMementoMildred PierceMine Own ExecutionerMitchum, RobertMoney Trap, TheMr. Perrin and Mr. TraillMurder, My SweetMy Brothers KeeperMy Name is Julia RossNaked CityNeal, TomNight and the CityNight Has Eyes, TheNight MovesNightmare Alley99 River StreetNo Orchids For Miss BlandishOBrien, EdmondObsessionOctober Man, TheOdds Against TomorrowOn Dangerous GroundOut of the PastParis By NightPayne, JohnPhantom LadyPickup on South StreetPink String and Sealing WaxPitfallPoint BlankPortman, EricPossessedPostman Always Rings Twice, ThePowell, DickPreminger, OttoProwler, ThePushoverRaw DealRay, NicholasReckless Moment, TheRide the Pink HorseRoadblockRobinson, Edward G..Rocking Horse Winner, TheRyan, RobertSavage, AnnScandal SheetScarlet Street.Scott, LizabethSet-Up, TheSe7en711 Ocean DriveSeventh Veil, TheSeventh Victim, TheShallow GraveSin CitySiodmak, RobertSlightly ScarletSo Dark the NightSo Evil My LoveSomewhere in the NightSorry, Wrong NumberSpider and the Fly, TheStanwyck, BarbaraStranger on the Third FloorStreet of ChanceSunset BoulevardTake My LifeTaxi DriverThey Made Me a FugitiveThey Wont Believe MeThird Man, TheThis Gun For HireTierney, GeneTightropeT-MenTodd, AnnTotter, AudreyTouch of EvilTourneur, JacquesTrevor, ClaireTrue ConfessionsUlmer, EdgarUnder the GunUndercover Man, TheVictimWhere Danger LivesWhere the Sidewalk EndsWidmark, RichardWilde, CornelWilder, BillyWindsor, MarieWings of the Dove, TheWinstone, RayWoman in the Window, TheSelected BibliographyAppendixIndex

Recenzii

Film authorities Mayer and McDonnell deliver a well-researched, comprehensive guide to film noir history. The first part of the encyclopedia provides five excellent essays on the genre, complete with references, and the second part has entries on films, actors, and directors. Covering both the classical film noir cycle (1939-59) and the modern neo-noir period (1959-present), this work assesses many old standards (High Sierra, Treasure of the Sierra Madre) and modern films (Body Heat, Chinatown). In addition, it covers low-budget films, black films, and representative British films. Big name actors and directors (Bogart, Stanwyck, Hitchcock) are profiled, as are some unlikely minor ones like Hugh Beaumont. Most entries vary in length from one to three pages, but the genre essays are much longer.. this one is hard to beat because of its broad focus, scholarly but readable style, and good organization. The essays on the film noir genre will appeal to academic libraries with film studies programs and public libraries with film aficionados. Highly recommended. Lower-level undergraduates and above; general readers.
This is one of those rich resource books that's fun to have around, because you can open it to just about any page and find lively musings on a particular film or artist associated with noir..The writing is accessible, concise, and never pretentious, unlike other film-noir encyclopedias I've come across. Ultimately, the authors make a good point: you can't simplify noir.
This work is highly recommended for academic and public libraries supporting film studies collections.
This is an essential book on any courses devoted to film studies and the cinema and, indeed, the essays will be excellent material for study in literary studies that include detective novels. The encyclopedia will be of interest in the public library for general readers, who will find details of their favourite 1940's films, even if some general readers may find the essays rather too academically inclined. Another marvellous film book!
New Zealand-based film studies scholars Mayer and McDonnell list and describe approximately 130 films, actors, and directors of the film noir genre in alphabetically arranged entries. Along with classics such as Hitchcock's works, Chinatown, and Sunset Boulevard, this highly cross- referential text discusses newer noir such as Shallow Grave and Memento. Five essays open the book and expound on themes including noir's reflection on the McCarthy era and the influence of hard boiled detective fiction on the films of Bogart and his ilk.