Urban Noir

Urban Noir
Author :
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages : 254
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781442278332
ISBN-13 : 1442278331
Rating : 4/5 (331 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Urban Noir by : James J. Ward

Download or read book Urban Noir written by James J. Ward and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2017-09-06 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of essays examines how New York and Los Angeles are depicted in noir and neo-noir films from the 1940s through the 21st century. These essays consider how the architectural sights and city sounds inform such films as Cotton Comes to Harlem, Drive, Kiss of Death, Naked City, and Nightcrawler, among others.


Urban Noir Related Books

Urban Noir
Language: en
Pages: 254
Authors: James J. Ward
Categories: Performing Arts
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-09-06 - Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This collection of essays examines how New York and Los Angeles are depicted in noir and neo-noir films from the 1940s through the 21st century. These essays co
L.A. Noir
Language: en
Pages: 249
Authors: William Hare
Categories: Performing Arts
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008-01-24 - Publisher: McFarland

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Los Angeles is an ideal city for film noir for both economic and aesthetic reasons. The largest metropolitan area in the country, home to an ever-changing popul
Film Noir and Los Angeles
Language: en
Pages: 280
Authors: Sean W. Maher
Categories: Performing Arts
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-08-31 - Publisher: Routledge

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This book combines film studies with urban theory in a spatial exploration of twentieth century Los Angeles. Configured through the dark lens of noir, the autho
L.A. Noir
Language: en
Pages: 442
Authors: John Buntin
Categories: True Crime
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-04-06 - Publisher: Crown

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Now the TNT Original Series MOB CITY Midcentury Los Angeles. A city sold to the world as "the white spot of America," a land of sunshine and orange groves, whol
The Big Goodbye
Language: en
Pages: 336
Authors: Sam Wasson
Categories: Performing Arts
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-02-04 - Publisher: Flatiron Books

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

From the New York Times bestselling author of Fifth Avenue, Five A.M. and Fosse comes the revelatory account of the making of a modern American masterpiece Chin