{"product_id":"gangster-film-reader-9780879103323","title":"Gangster Film Reader","description":"In the 1930s the gangster film in the United States coincided with a very real and very sensational gangsterism at large in American society. \u003ci\u003eLittle Caesar\u003c\/i\u003e (1931), \u003ci\u003eThe Public Enemy\u003c\/i\u003e (1931), and \u003ci\u003eScarface\u003c\/i\u003e (1932) borrowed liberally from the newspapers and books of the era. With the release of just these three motion pictures in barely more than a year's time, Hollywood quintessentially defined the genre. The characters, the situations, and the icons - from fast cars and tommy-guns to fancy fedoras and fancier molls - established the audience expectations associated with the gangster film that remain in force to this day. As with their \u003ci\u003eFilm Noir Reader\u003c\/i\u003e series, using both reprints of seminal articles and new pieces, editors Silver and Ursini have assembled a group of essays that presents an exhaustive overview of this still vital genre. Reprints of work by such well-known film historians as Robin Wood, Andrew Sarris, Carlos Clarens, Paul Schrader, and Stuart Kaminsky explore the evolution of the gangster film through the 1970s and \u003ci\u003eThe Godfather\u003c\/i\u003e. Parts 2 and 3 comprise two dozen newer articles, most of them written expressly for this volume by Ursini and Silver. These case studies and thematic analyses, from \u003ci\u003eWhite Heat\u003c\/i\u003e to the remake of \u003ci\u003eScarface\u003c\/i\u003e to \"The Sopranos \" complete the anthology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alain Silver\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Limelight\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 422\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780879103323\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2007 pg. 243\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eALAIN SILVER has authored \u003ci\u003eRaymond Chandler's Los Angeles; L.A. Noir; The Noir Style\u003c\/i\u003e. He is co-editor of \u003ci\u003eFilm Noir: An Encyclopedic Reference\u003c\/i\u003e; and Film Noir Readers 1, 2, 3, and 4. His articles have appeared in Film Comment, Movie, Literature\/Film Quarterly, Wide Angle, and the Los Angeles Times. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJAMES URSINI is the author, co-author, and co-editor of over 20 books on film history, including The Vampire Film and The Film Noir Reader series (with Alain Silver) and his latest title with Dominique Mainon, The Modern Amazons: Warrior Women On-Screen. He has a doctorate from UCLA and teaches in, Los Angeles.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Limelight","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43197446520947,"sku":"9.78088E+12","price":33.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_f749e88a-06c9-4bd0-ae9f-ad64fe4bd9e0.jpg?v=1752666877","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/gangster-film-reader-9780879103323","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}