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Bullets Over Hollywood
John McCarty
其他書名
The American Gangster Picture From The Silents To "The Sopranos"
出版Grand Central Publishing, 2009-04-27
主題Performing Arts / Film / GeneralPerforming Arts / Film / History & Criticism
ISBN07867387589780786738755
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=dY83BAAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋The gangster, like the gunslinger, is a classic American character-and the gangster movie, like the Western, is one of the American cinema's enduring film genres. From Scarface to White Heat, from The Godfather to The Usual Suspects, from Once Upon a Time in America to Road to Perdition, gangland on the screen remains as popular as ever.In Bullets over Hollywood, film scholar John McCarty traces the history of mob flicks and reveals why the films are so beloved by Americans. As McCarty demonstrates, the themes, characters, landscapes, stories-the overall iconography-of the gangster genre have proven resilient enough to be updated, reshaped, and expanded upon to connect with even today's young audiences. Packed with fascinating behind-the-scenes anecdotes and information about real-life hoods and their cinematic alter egos, insightful analysis, and a solid historical perspective, Bullets over Hollywood will be the definitive book on the gangster movie for years to come.