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Action movies : the cinema of striking back

[NT 42944] Record Type:	[NT 8598] Electronic resources : [NT 40817] monographic
[NT 47348] Title Information:	the cinema of striking back
[NT 47261] Author:	O'BrienHarvey,
[NT 47351] Place of Publication:	New York
[NT 47263] Published:	Columbia University Press;
[NT 47352] Year of Publication:	2012
[NT 47264] Description:	132 p.ill. : 20 cm.;
[NT 47298] Series:	Short cuts
[NT 47266] Subject:	Action and adventure films -
[NT 51458] Online resource:	http://igpublish.com/iglibrary/search/COLB0001711.html
[NT 51398] Summary:	"Action Movies: The Cinema of Striking Back is a study of action cinema, exploring the ethics and aesthetics of the genre with reference to its relatively short history. It moves from seminal classics like Bullitt (1968) and Dirty Harry (1971) through epoch-defining films like Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) and Die Hard (1988) to revisions, reboots, and renewals in films like Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2003), Taken (2008), and The Expendables (2010). The action genre is a fusion of form and content: a cinema of action about action. It is a cinema of the will, configured as a decisive reaction to untenable circumstances. Action heroes take up arms against the sea of troubles that beset them, safe in the knowledge that if they don't do it, nobody will. Though this makes the action movie profoundly disturbing as an embodiment of moral ideology, its enduring appeal proves the appetite for assurance remains undiminished, even in the wake of 9/11."--Publisher's website
[NT 50961] ISBN:	0231163312 (pbk. : alk. paper)
[NT 50961] ISBN:	0231850220 (e-book)
[NT 50961] ISBN:	9780231163316 (pbk. : alk. paper)
[NT 50961] ISBN:	9780231850223 (e-book)

Action movies : the cinema of striking back
O'Brien, Harvey

Action movies : the cinema of striking back / Harvey O'Brien. - New York : Columbia University Press, 2012. - 132 p. ; ill. ; 20 cm.. - (Short cuts ; 51).
Includes bibliographical references (p.119-127) and index.
ISBN 0231163312 (pbk. : alk. paper)ISBN 0231850220 (e-book)ISBN 9780231163316 (pbk. : alk. paper)ISBN 9780231850223 (e-book)
Action and adventure films

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