A companion to film noir /
A companion to film noir /
edited by Andrew Spicer and Helen Hanson.
- 1 online resource (xx, 522 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. 1. Conceptualizing film noir -- pt. 2. Hidden, hybrid, and transmedia histories and influences -- pt. 3. Social, industrial, and commercial contexts -- pt. 4. The fabric of film noir : style and performance -- pt. 5. Identities and film noir -- pt. 6. Noir in other forms -- pt. 7. New geographies of film noir.
"An authoritative companion that offers a wide-ranging thematic survey of this enduringly popular cultural form and includes scholarship from both established and emerging scholars as well as analysis of film noir's influence on other media including television and graphic novels. Covers a wealth of new approaches to film noir and neo-noir that explore issues ranging from conceptualization to cross-media influences Features chapters exploring the wider 'noir mediascape' of television, graphic novels and radio Reflects the historical and geographical reach of film noir, from the 1920s to the present and in a variety of national cinemas Includes contributions from both established and emerging scholars "-- "Film noir fascinates cineastes like no other genre. This authoritative companion features the work of a highly distinguished group of international scholars, adopting a thematic approach that examines key topics rather than focusing on individual titles or auteurs. It reflects the expanding purview of analysts by including novel subjects such as neo-noir, international noir movies, and 'noir' as expressed in other forms such as comics, graphic novels, posters, radio and television. Informed by cutting-edge scholarship, this collection extends and deepens the developing understanding of this enduringly captivating mode of cultural expression"--
9781118523759 111852375X 9781118523728 1118523725 9781118523742 1118523741 1299712541 9781299712546
502505 MIL
Film noir--History and criticism.
PERFORMING ARTS--Film & Video--History & Criticism.
ART--Film & Video.
PERFORMING ARTS--Film & Video--Reference.
Film noir.
Detective and mystery stories--History and criticism.
Film noir--History and criticism.
Motion pictures.
World War, 1939-1945--Motion pictures and the war.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
PN1995.9.F54 / C725 2013eb
791.43/655
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. 1. Conceptualizing film noir -- pt. 2. Hidden, hybrid, and transmedia histories and influences -- pt. 3. Social, industrial, and commercial contexts -- pt. 4. The fabric of film noir : style and performance -- pt. 5. Identities and film noir -- pt. 6. Noir in other forms -- pt. 7. New geographies of film noir.
"An authoritative companion that offers a wide-ranging thematic survey of this enduringly popular cultural form and includes scholarship from both established and emerging scholars as well as analysis of film noir's influence on other media including television and graphic novels. Covers a wealth of new approaches to film noir and neo-noir that explore issues ranging from conceptualization to cross-media influences Features chapters exploring the wider 'noir mediascape' of television, graphic novels and radio Reflects the historical and geographical reach of film noir, from the 1920s to the present and in a variety of national cinemas Includes contributions from both established and emerging scholars "-- "Film noir fascinates cineastes like no other genre. This authoritative companion features the work of a highly distinguished group of international scholars, adopting a thematic approach that examines key topics rather than focusing on individual titles or auteurs. It reflects the expanding purview of analysts by including novel subjects such as neo-noir, international noir movies, and 'noir' as expressed in other forms such as comics, graphic novels, posters, radio and television. Informed by cutting-edge scholarship, this collection extends and deepens the developing understanding of this enduringly captivating mode of cultural expression"--
9781118523759 111852375X 9781118523728 1118523725 9781118523742 1118523741 1299712541 9781299712546
502505 MIL
Film noir--History and criticism.
PERFORMING ARTS--Film & Video--History & Criticism.
ART--Film & Video.
PERFORMING ARTS--Film & Video--Reference.
Film noir.
Detective and mystery stories--History and criticism.
Film noir--History and criticism.
Motion pictures.
World War, 1939-1945--Motion pictures and the war.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
PN1995.9.F54 / C725 2013eb
791.43/655