The work examines the evolution of the thriller from the heyday of the Hollywood mogul era in the 1930s when it was primarily bottom-of-the-bill fodder, through its maturity in the World War II years and noir-breeding 1950s, its commercial and critical ascendancy in the 1960s and 1970s, and finally its subsequent box office dominance in the age of the blockbuster.
The work examines the evolution of the thriller from the heyday of the Hollywood mogul era in the 1930s when it was primarily bottom-of-the-bill fodder, through its maturity in the World War II years and noir-breeding 1950s, its commercial and critical ascendancy in the 1960s and 1970s, and finally its subsequent box office dominance in the age of the blockbuster.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Bill Mesce, Jr., is an adjunct instructor at several New Jersey universities and colleges, and an author, screenwriter, and playwright. He lives in Linden, New Jersey.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction PART I. THE DREAM FACTORY 1. The Assembly Line 2. The Mill Wheels 3. Marginalia PART II. THEWAR YEARS 4. Answering the Call 5. Stepping into the Abyss PART III. DYSTOPIA 6. The Empires Begin to Fall 7. Into the Blackness PART IV. RETRENCHMENT 8. Out of Chaos Comes Order 9. Sweet Freedom PART V. FOOL'S GOLD 10. The Money Train 11. Shock and Awe 12. The Funnel 13. Killers 14. Anomie Conclusion Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction PART I. THE DREAM FACTORY 1. The Assembly Line 2. The Mill Wheels 3. Marginalia PART II. THEWAR YEARS 4. Answering the Call 5. Stepping into the Abyss PART III. DYSTOPIA 6. The Empires Begin to Fall 7. Into the Blackness PART IV. RETRENCHMENT 8. Out of Chaos Comes Order 9. Sweet Freedom PART V. FOOL'S GOLD 10. The Money Train 11. Shock and Awe 12. The Funnel 13. Killers 14. Anomie Conclusion Bibliography Index
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