Tech Noir
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Technoir
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Author : John Lasker
language : en
Publisher: The eBook Sale
Release Date : 2010
Technoir written by John Lasker and has been published by The eBook Sale this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Corruption categories.
Investigations into the Phoenix Lights, the Lake Erie Lights, the U.S. military's emerging arsenal of Space Weapons, the super fuel that could bring about Battlefield Moon, how Nelson Mandela helped turn the tide in Iraq, the Forever War in cyberspace, the PlayStation War that's ravaged Africa, the rigging of the 2004 Presidential Election, Murder Simulators, the UFO invasion of Halloween 1973, and other stories from the Darkside of Technology.
Film Noir
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Author : Ian Brookes
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2017-03-09
Film Noir written by Ian Brookes and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-09 with Performing Arts categories.
What is film noir? With its archetypal femme fatale and private eye, its darkly-lit scenes and even darker narratives, the answer can seem obvious enough. But as Ian Brookes shows in this new study, the answer is a lot more complex than that. This book is designed to tackle those complexities in a critical introduction that takes into account the problems of straightforward definition and classification. Students will benefit from an accessible introductory text that is not just an account of what film noir is, but also an interrogation of the ways in which the term came to be applied to a disparate group of American films of the 1940s and 1950s.
Marxism And The Movies
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Author : Mary K. Leigh
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2013-09-28
Marxism And The Movies written by Mary K. Leigh and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-28 with Performing Arts categories.
The work of Karl Marx is revered in social philosophy, political science and literary criticism, but there is an area where Marxism seems not to have penetrated. That area is the study of popular culture, especially the cinema, where Marxism provides a useful lens through which seemingly disparate films can be explored. As a whole the new essays assembled here approach a wide cross-section of cinematic history and provide analysis of blockbusters, cult hits, comedies, suspenseful dramas and history-making films within a framework of power, power relations and class struggle. The collection brings to popular culture studies the same scholarly weight that attends the work of Aristotle or Plato or Derrida and, at the same time, presents that scholarship in an accessible style.
Thriller Big Audience
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Author : Emily James
language : en
Publisher: Publifye AS
Release Date : 2025-02-19
Thriller Big Audience written by Emily James and has been published by Publifye AS this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-02-19 with Performing Arts categories.
""Thriller Big Audience"" explores the enduring appeal of the thriller genre by dissecting its narrative mechanics, psychological resonance, and cultural impact. This literary criticism examines how authors use suspense, plot twists, and character archetypes to captivate readers. The book also delves into the psychology of readers, revealing how thrillers tap into primal fears and anxieties, offering both escapism and catharsis. Did you know thrillers consistently dominate bestseller lists and have roots in gothic novels and early crime fiction? The approach combines literary, film, and media studies to analyze the thriller's evolution and adaptation across various media. Beginning with an introduction to the genre's characteristics, the book progresses to exploring the psychology of thriller readers. It then analyzes the relationship between thriller novels and their film and television adaptations. Ultimately, the book argues that the thriller's popularity stems from its ability to blend entertainment with reflections of contemporary anxieties, offering a framework for understanding complex issues.
The Gothic Peckinpah
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Author : Tony Williams
language : en
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Release Date : 2024-05-03
The Gothic Peckinpah written by Tony Williams and has been published by Liverpool University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-05-03 with Art categories.
This book argues for the importance of Gothic in understanding one of the key elements within the films of Sam Peckinpah (1925-1984). Although occasionally noted in the past, the Gothic has been generally overlooked when most critics consider the work of Sam Peckinpah with the exception of the Freudian based Crucified Heroes (1979) by Terence Butler. This work not only examines the films made after that date, especially the often dismissed The Osterman Weekend (1983) and the two music videos he made for Julian Lennon, but also places the director within the context of the developing work on Gothic that has since appeared. Peckinpah has been identified as the director of one undisputed masterpiece, The Wild Bunch (1969). By focussing on the key role Gothic plays in most of the director’s work, this book offers a way to see Peckinpah beyond The Wild Bunch and the Western, viewing him as a director who had the potential of evolving further, had circumstances permitted, to continue his critique of American life within the developing lens of the Gothic.
Utopia And Dystopia In The Age Of Trump
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Author : Barbara Brodman
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Release Date : 2019-06-04
Utopia And Dystopia In The Age Of Trump written by Barbara Brodman and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-06-04 with Social Science categories.
Utopia and Dystopia in the Age of Trump:Images from Literature and Visual Arts treats literature, film, television series, and comic books dealing with utopian and dystopian worlds reflecting on or anticipating our current age. From Henry James’s dreamlike utopia of “The Great Good Place” to the psychotic world of Brett Easton Ellis’s American Psycho, from science fiction and recent horror films, television adaptations of books such as Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale, and new series such as Black Mirror to the repressive Hitlerian dystopia of Katherine Burdekin’s Swastika Night, the contributors examine the development of scenarios that either prefigure the rise of individuals such as Donald J. Trump or suggest alternatives to them. Ultimately, one might say of the worlds presented here, viewed from different social and political perspectives: one person’s utopia is another’s dystopia. This is the fifth in a series of books edited by Barbara Brodman and James E. Doan, and published by Rowman & Littlefield with Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. The Universal Vampire: Origins and Evolution of a Legend and Images of the Modern Vampire: The Hip and the Atavistic (both in 2013) focused on the vampire legend in traditional and modern thought. The Supernatural Revamped: From Timeworn Legends to Twenty-First-Century Chic (2016) examined a range of supernatural beings in literature, film, and other forms of popular culture. Apocalyptic Chic: Visions of the Apocalypse and Post-Apocalypse in Literature and Visual Arts (2017) dealt with legends and images of the apocalypse and post-apocalypse in film and graphic arts, literature and lore from early to modern times, and from peoples and cultures around the world.
Cyberpop
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Author : Sidney Eve Matrix
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-05-13
Cyberpop written by Sidney Eve Matrix and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-05-13 with Performing Arts categories.
Cyberpop is an analysis of cyberculture and its popular cultural productions. The study begins with a Foucaultian model of cyberculture as a discursive formation, and explains how some key concepts (such as 'virtuality,' 'speed,' and 'Connectivity') operate as a conceptual architecture network linking technologies to information and individual subjects. The chapters then each focus on a particular cyberfiguration, including Hollywood films (GATTACA,The Matrix), popular literature (William Gibson's Neuromancer, Scott Westerfeld's Polymorph), advertising for digital products and services (Apple Computer's '1984/McIntosh' campaign, AT&T's 'mLife' campaign), digital artworks (including virtual females such as Motorola's 'Mya' and Elite Modeling Agency's 'Webbie Tookay,' and work by visual artist Daniel Lee for Microsoft's 'Evolution' campaign), and video games (TombRaider). Each close reading illustrates the ways in which representations of digital lifestyles and identities - which typically fetishize computers and celebrate a 'high tech' aesthetic encourage participation in digital capitalism and commodity cyberculture. Matrix argues that popular representations of cyberculture often function as forms of social criticism that creatively inspire audiences to 'think different' (in the words of Mac advertising) about the consequences of the digitalization of everyday life.
If You Like The Terminator
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Author : Scott on Von Doviak
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Release Date : 2012-05-01
If You Like The Terminator written by Scott on Von Doviak and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-01 with Performing Arts categories.
The Terminator began life as a low-budget B movie seemingly destined for a short run at malls and drive-ins before blossoming into a billion-dollar franchise that launched the careers of director James Cameron and star Arnold Schwarzenegger. The original 1984 film not only spawned three sequels, a weekly television series, and countless novels, comic books, and videogames, it also redefined the science fiction genre with its blend of high tech and film noir. Here is the first book to explore the spectacular array of films, television shows, and other works that helped inspire The Terminator, as well as those that have drawn inspiration from it. If You Like The Terminator... delves into the history of science-fiction cinema, from its earliest days to the golden age of the 1950s and beyond, encountering killer robots, time travelers and postapocalyptic wastelands along the way. This turbo-charged journey through time also reviews the improbable career of Arnold Schwarzenegger, revisits the action heroes of the 1980s, and reevaluates the films of James Cameron, before touching down in the computer-dominated realm of today's science fiction cinema and projecting the future of the Terminator franchise. From Metropolis to The Matrix, from Frankenstein to RoboCop, from H. G. Wells and Harlan Ellison to Roger Corman and Roland Emmerich, you'll find them all here – in If You Like The Terminator.
The Story Behind The Stories
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Author : Angelique Fawns
language : en
Publisher: Angelique Fawns
Release Date : 2020-12-10
The Story Behind The Stories written by Angelique Fawns and has been published by Angelique Fawns this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-10 with Reference categories.
Are you trying to sell short stories to the speculative fiction market? Learn what editors are buying, and what they’re looking for. These 12 tales were purchased by anthologies and magazines. Find out why the editors bought them, get insights on their markets, and read the stories. Also included: real rejection letters with helpful (and not so helpful) advice. Get the inside scoop!
Unfinished Movie Scripts
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Author : Ethan Parker
language : en
Publisher: Publifye AS
Release Date : 2025-03-29
Unfinished Movie Scripts written by Ethan Parker and has been published by Publifye AS this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2025-03-29 with Performing Arts categories.
Unfinished Movie Scripts explores the captivating realm of unrealized film projects, offering a rare look into the creative journeys behind famous movies. Through insightful essays, the book examines abandoned screenplays, revealing alternate plots and pivotal decisions that shaped the films we know. One intriguing fact is how studio politics and shifting audience expectations often lead to significant script alterations, highlighting that the final film is rarely a single person's vision. The book uniquely presents these discarded scripts not as failures, but as valuable artifacts illuminating the creative process. By analyzing excerpts from original, unused scripts alongside film essays and studio memos, the author provides a fresh perspective on beloved films. The book begins by introducing the significance of unfinished scripts in film studies, then progresses through case studies organized by themes like altered character arcs and abandoned subplots, culminating in a discussion of their broader implications for understanding film history and storytelling. It's a deep dive into the ""what ifs"" of filmmaking.