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Genre/Form: | Criticism, interpretation, etc |
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Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Schwartz, Ronald, 1937- Neo-noir. Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2005 (OCoLC)607748423 Online version: Schwartz, Ronald, 1937- Neo-noir. Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2005 (OCoLC)607826557 |
Material Type: | Internet resource |
Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Ronald Schwartz |
ISBN: | 081085676X 9780810856769 |
OCLC Number: | 58546286 |
Description: | xiv, 157 pages ; 23 cm |
Contents: | Psycho (1960) -- Underworld U.S.A. (1961) -- The Manchurian candidate (1962) -- The naked kiss (1964) -- Point blank (1967) -- Dirty Harry (1971) -- The French connection (1971) -- Chinatown (1974) -- Night moves (1975) -- Taxi driver (1976) -- Body heat (1981) -- Blood simple (1984) -- To live and die in L.A. (1985) -- At close range (1986) -- Fatal attraction (1987) -- The grifters (1990) -- Reservoir dogs (1992) -- The last seduction (1994) -- The usual suspects (1995) -- L.A. confidential (1997) -- Memento (2000) -- Sexy beast (2000) -- The deep end (2001) -- In the bedroom (2001) -- The man who wasn't there (2001) -- Vanilla sky (2001) -- Blood work (2002) -- Insomnia (2002) -- Out of time (2003) -- In the cut (2003) -- Mystic River (2003) -- Collateral (2004) -- An "A to Z" rated filmography of neo-noir films (1960-2004). |
Responsibility: | Ronald Schwartz. |
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...the depth and breadth of Neo-Noir makes it required reading for anyone longing to be a serious fan of films made in the modern noir style. * Green Man Review * Schwartz (emeritus, City U. of New York) introduces this study with an overview of the qualities and characteristics of neo-noir, a cinematic style that emerged in the early 1960s as a direct outgrowth of film noir. He then provides in-depth analyses of more than thirty films exemplifying the best of this style, including The Manchurian Candidate (1962), Taxi Driver (1976), and Memento (2000). The volume also features an A-Z rated filmography listing more than 650 films reflecting the diversity of the genre in plot, style, and subject matter. * Reference and Research Book News * Read more...


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