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Visions of the Apocalypse : Spectacles of Destruction in American Cinema by...
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Like New
- Seller Notes
- “Book is like new with tight binding and crisp clean pages.”
- Personalized
- No
- Features
- Illustrated
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- Subject
- Film / General, Film / Guides & Reviews, Film / Direction & Production, Film / History & Criticism
- ISBN
- 9781903364741
- Subject Area
- Performing Arts
- Publication Name
- Visions of the Apocalypse : Spectacles of Destruction in American Cinema
- Publisher
- WallFlower Jeans Press
- Item Length
- 0.9 in
- Publication Year
- 2003
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.1 in
- Item Weight
- 11.4 Oz
- Item Width
- 0.6 in
- Number of Pages
- 192 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
WallFlower Jeans Press
ISBN-10
1903364744
ISBN-13
9781903364741
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2721294
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
192 Pages
Publication Name
Visions of the Apocalypse : Spectacles of Destruction in American Cinema
Language
English
Publication Year
2003
Subject
Film / General, Film / Guides & Reviews, Film / Direction & Production, Film / History & Criticism
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Performing Arts
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.1 in
Item Weight
11.4 Oz
Item Length
0.9 in
Item Width
0.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2002-117590
Reviews
"Dixon takes on grand themes in this slim volume, no less than the 'end of cinema.'" -- Richard Ascarate, Film Quarterly, [Dixon's] analysis of films, many of them undeservedly neglected, is often enlightening; and his assessment of contemporary business practices in Hollywood is refreshing., "[Dixon's] analysis of films, many of them undeservedly neglected, is often enlightening; and his assessment of contemporary business practices in Hollywood is refreshing." -- Choice, "A dynamic and provocative new book, which challenges its readers with some unsettling arguments." -- Daniel Herbert, University of Southern California, film-philosophy.com, "Lucid and eloquent and a relatively easy read for those unaccustomed to film academia, Dixon's knowledge and reasoned argument provide an intelligent and endlessly fascinating examination of some of the key issues that face us as we confront an increasingly insecure future." -- Kirsty Fairclough, Pop Matters
Dewey Edition
22
Grade From
College Graduate Student
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
791.4366
Table Of Content
List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction: The Tyranny of Images 1. Freedom from Choice 2. Invasion U.S.A. 3. The Limits of Time Coda: The Copenhagen Defense Works Cited Index
Synopsis
Visions of the Apocalypseexamines the cinema's fascination with the prospect of nuclear and/or natural annihilation, as seen in such films as Saving Private Ryan, Bowling for Columbine, We Were Soldiers, The Last Days of Man on Earthand numerous others. Encompassing both questions of physical and filmic mortality, this book is a meditation on the questions of time, memory and the cinema's seemingly unending appetite for spectacles of destruction., Visions of the Apocalypse examines the cinema's fascination with the prospect of nuclear and/or natural annihilation, as seen in such films as Saving Private Ryan , Bowling for Columbine, We Were Soldiers, The Last Days of Man on Earth and numerous others. Encompassing both questions of physical and filmic mortality, this book is a meditation on the questions of time, memory and the cinema's seemingly unending appetite for spectacles of destruction., Visions of the Apocalypse examines the cinema's fascination with the prospect of nuclear and/or natural annihilation, as seen in such films as Saving Private Ryan, Bowling for Columbine, We Were Soldiers, Invasion U.S.A., The Last War, Tidal Wave, The Bed Sitting Room, The Last Days of Man on Earth and numerous others. It also considers the ways in which contemporary cinema has become increasingly hyper-conglomerised, leading to films with ever-higher budgets and fewer creative risks. Along the way, the author discusses such topics as the death of film itself, to be replaced by digital video; the political and social tensions that have made these visions of infinite destruction so appealing to the public; and the new wave of Hollywood war films, coupled with escapist comedies, in the post-9/11 era. Encompassing both questions of physical and filmic mortality Visions of the Apocalypse is a meditation on the questions of time, memory and the cinema's seemingly unending appetite for spectacles of destruction.
LC Classification Number
PN1995.9.D55
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