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"Woolrich's novels and short stories are examined, as are films adapted from these works. This work shows how Woolrich's techniques and themes influenced the noir genre. Twenty-two stories and 29 films compose the bulk of the study, though other films noirs are also considered b…
"Woolrich's novels and short stories are examined, as are films adapted from these works. This work shows how Woolrich's techniques and themes influenced the noir genre. Twenty-two stories and 29 films compose the bulk of the study, though other films noirs are also considered b…
"Woolrich's novels and short stories are examined, as are films adapted from these works. This work shows how Woolrich's techniques and themes influenced the noir genre. Twenty-two stories and 29 films compose the bulk of the study, though other films noirs are also considered b…
"This book analyzes the evolution of comedy, defining five distinct periods and discussing the dominant comedic trends of each: screwball comedies, offering distraction from the Great Depression; suspense comedy, reflecting America's darker worldview during World War II; 1950s b…
"This book analyzes the evolution of comedy, defining five distinct periods and discussing the dominant comedic trends of each: screwball comedies, offering distraction from the Great Depression; suspense comedy, reflecting America's darker worldview during World War II; 1950s b…
In 1932, Robert E. Howard penned a series of fantasy stories featuring Conan, a hulking Cimmerian warrior who roamed the mythical Hyborian Age landscape engaging in heroic adventures. More than the quirky manifestation of Depression-era magazines, Conan the Barbarian has endured…
"This guide is a invaluable resource for Howard collectors. Chapters provide a biography, Howard's literary legacy, and tips about book collecting, grading, buying and selling. The main body is a bibliography of Howard's works from 1925 through 2004. Entries includes a descripti…
"This guide is a invaluable resource for Howard collectors. Chapters provide a biography, Howard's literary legacy, and tips about book collecting, grading, buying and selling. The main body is a bibliography of Howard's works from 1925 through 2004. Entries includes a descripti…
Film audiences have grown used to seeing female characters in "performance roles," But queer women in film perform on yet another level. In addition to performing their gender for the world, they also perform their sexuality for either a general or an "insider" audience, in ways…
The female character has historically existed in film largely as a spectacle, as a performer, as the object of a gaze. We have grown used to seeing female characters in 'performance roles' in movies, either singing or dancing on stages in nightclubs, musical arenas, or theaters.…