Film genre : Hollywood and beyond / Barry Langford.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Langford, Barry, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Film genres.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 310 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2011]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:9780748619030);Film Genre: Hollywood and Beyond provides a detailed account of genre history and contemporary trends in film genre, alongside the critical debates they have provoked. The book ranges widely across the field, dealing separately and in detail with not only classic genres - including the Western, the musical, the war film, the gangster film, and film noir - but also more recent trends such as body-horror, Holocaust film, and the action blockbuster. Throughout the book, genre is presented as a constantly evolving phenomenon. Writing in a sophisticated yet accessible style, Barry Langford shows how notions of genre help shape the ways that filmmakers, critics and audiences view films and how the often complex scholarly debates around genre reflect important differences in the ways cinema is understood in relation to its social and historical contexts. The book encourages students to interrogate and broaden received ideas about genre.Key FeaturesKey text suitable for both undergraduate and advanced students Detailed close analyses of key films (including The Matrix, Saving Private Ryan and Singin' in the Rain) Comprehensive bibliography and guide to further reading Up-to-date and theoretically informed"

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

About this Book

1 Who Needs Genres?

2 Before Genre: Melodrama

Part 1: Classical Paradigms

Introduction

3 The Western: Genre and History

4 The Musical: Genre and Form

5. The War/Combat Film: Genre and Nation

6. The Gangster Film: Genre and Society

Part 2: Transitional Fantasies

7. The Horror Film

8. The Science Fiction Film

Part 3: Post-Classical Genres

9. Film Noir

10. The Action Blockbuster

11. Genre: Breaking the Frame

12. Conclusion: Transgenre?

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [279]-296) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781474470131

1474470130

OCLC:

1301548071