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      Thrillers, Chillers, and Killers

      Frank Krutnik

      Thrillers, Chillers, and Killers is the first book to explore in detail noir storytelling in cinema and on radio. Arguing that radio's noir dramas were a counterpart to, influence on…

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      Thrillers, Chillers, and Killers

      Frank Krutnik

      Thrillers, Chillers, and Killers is the first book to explore in detail noir storytelling in cinema and on radio. Arguing that radio's noir dramas were a counterpart to, influence on…

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      Hollywood Comedians, The Film Reader

      This text examines a range of comedians and contexts from the silent era to the 1990s. Contributors address key debates on performance and genre and discuss issues of gender and…

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      Hollywood Comedians, The Film Reader

      This text examines a range of comedians and contexts from the silent era to the 1990s. Contributors address key debates on performance and genre and discuss issues of gender and…

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      In a Lonely Street: Film Noir, Genre, Masculinity

      Frank Krutnik

      Discussing the diversity and cultural significance of Film Noir, Krutnik examines films such as The Maltese Falcon, Double Indemnity and analyses the ‘tough’ thriller in terms of its role in…

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      Popular Film and Television Comedy

      Frank Krutnik,Steve Neale

      How is comedy related to its institutional context? Neale and Krutnik, in this wide-ranging discussion of the genre, propose that comedy always involves deviation from aesthetic and cultural conventions and…

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      Popular Film and Television Comedy

      Frank Krutnik,Steve Neale

      How is comedy related to its institutional context? Neale and Krutnik, in this wide-ranging discussion of the genre, propose that comedy always involves deviation from aesthetic and cultural conventions and…

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      Film, Cinema, Genre: The Steve Neale Reader

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      This Reader brings together for the first time key works by Steve Neale, one of the founding figures of UK film studies. It includes selections of his influential writing on…

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      Un-American Hollywood: Politics and Film in the Blacklist Era

      Discusses the debate on the blacklist era and on aesthetic and political work of the Hollywood Left. Featuring case studies focusing on contexts of production and reception, this book offers…

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      Larger Than Life: Movie Stars of the 1950s

      Offers a comprehensive view of the star system in 1950s Hollywood, the emergence of method acting, and in-depth discussions of the decade’s major stars, including Montgomery Clift, Judy Holliday, Jerry…

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