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The Modern Amazons
James Ursini
其他書名
Warrior Women On-Screen
出版
Rowman & Littlefield
, 2006-03-01
主題
Performing Arts / Film / Guides & Reviews
Performing Arts / Film / Reference
Performing Arts / Television / Reference
ISBN
0879106913
9780879106911
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=NNGGDwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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The Modern Amazons: Warrior Women on Screen
documents the public's seemingly insatiable fascination with the warrior woman archetype in film and on television. The book examines the cautious beginnings of new roles for women in the late fifties, the rapid development of female action leads during the burgeoning second-wave feminist movement in the late sixties and seventies, and the present-day onslaught of female action characters now leaping from page to screen. The book itself is organized into chapters that group women warriors into sub-genres, e.g., classic Amazons like Xena Warrior Princess and the women of the
Conan
films; superheroes and their archenemies such as Wonder Woman, Batgirl, and Catwoman; revenge films such as the
Kill Bill
movies; Sexploitation and Blaxploitation films such as
Coffy
and the
Ilsa
trilogy; Hong Kong cinema and warriors like Angela Mao, Cynthia Rothrock, and Zhang Ziyi; sci-fi warriors from
Star Trek
,
Blade Runner
, and
Star Wars
; supersleuths and spies like the Avengers and Charlie's Angels; and gothic warriors such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Kate Beckinsale in
Underworld
and
Van Helsing
. In addition, the book is lavishly illustrated with over 400 photos of these popular-culture icons in action, interesting articles and sidebars about themes, trends, weapons, style, and trivia, as well as a complete filmography of more than 150 titles.