{"product_id":"hollywood-puzzle-films-9780415622462","title":"Hollywood Puzzle Films","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eInception\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eThe Lake House\u003c\/i\u003e, moviegoers are increasingly flocking to narratologically complex puzzle films. These puzzle movies borrow techniques-like fragmented spatio-temporal reality, time loops, unstable characters with split identities or unreliable narrators-more commonly attributed to art cinema and independent films. The essays in \u003ci\u003eHollywood Puzzle Films\u003c\/i\u003e examine the appropriation of puzzle film techniques by contemporary Hollywood dramas and blockbusters through questions of narrative, time, and altered realities. Analyzing movies like \u003ci\u003eSource Code\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Butterfly Effect\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDonnie Darko\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDéjà Vu\u003c\/i\u003e, and adaptations of Philip K. Dick, contributors explore the implications of Hollywood's new movie mind games.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Warren Buckland\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 310\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415622462\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWarren Buckland is Reader in Film Studies at Oxford Brookes University. He is the author\/editor of nine books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Routledge Encyclopedia of Film Theory\u003c\/i\u003e (with Edward Branigan; Routledge, 2013), \u003ci\u003eFilm Theory and Contemporary Hollywood Movies\u003c\/i\u003e (Routledge, 2009), and \u003ci\u003eStudying Contemporary American Film: A Guide to Movie Analysis\u003c\/i\u003e (with Thomas Elsaesser; Bloomsbury, 2002). He also edits the \u003ci\u003eNew Review of Film and Television Studies\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44911729311859,"sku":"9780415622462","price":120.55,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_a9a26a84-3eab-467f-8410-5739f107fdcb.jpg?v=1777567817","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/hollywood-puzzle-films-9780415622462","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}