Profiles of every American film from 1893 to 1975, with full or short records for films from 1976 to Present. Most records include extensive plot summaries, production histories, and bibliographies of primary sources.
This reference provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to film and film studies, covering such aspects as production, national traditions, studios, genres, critical theory and film history.
Examines hard-boiled crime fiction and the film noir tradition within related postwar contexts, including the rise of consumerism, changing notions of masculinity.
The literary vision of Raymond Chandler comes into sharp focus in this analysis of the books and films that introduced noir to the American consciousness.
This wide-ranging collection maps out the terrain of neo-noir, combining genre, stylistic and textual analysis with Marxist, feminist, psychoanalytic and industrial approaches.