Featuring rumpled PIs, shyster lawyers, corrupt politicians, double-crossers, femmes fatales, and, of course, losers who find themselves down on their luck yet

In Film and Comic Books contributors analyze the problems of adapting one medium to another; the translation of comics aesthetics into film; audience expectatio

Includes ideas on how to integrate film into a general course and how to set up film projects. Contains a glossary of helpful terms. No previous film knowledge

Bibliography of novels based on films. Not many books like this.

A portrait of the popular actor, describing his personal life, movies, and stage experiences through photographs and text