The encyclopedia of martial arts movies
by Palmer, Karen, Palmer, Bill, Meyers, Richard
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With actress Pam Grier's breakthroughs in Coffy and Foxy Brown, women entered action, science fiction, war, westerns and martial arts films--genres that had previously been considered the domain of male protagonists. This ground-breaking cinema is still viewed with ambivalence. …
"This book tells you everything you ever wanted to know about the high-octane world of Far Eastern film-making: from the balletic to the ballistic, from the grace of Bruce Lee to the bullet-ridden bloodletting of John Woo, from the comedy stunts of Jackie Chan to the action chor…
La 4e de couv. porte : "Action Movies: The Cinema of Striking Back explores the ethics and aesthetics of the action cinema genre. 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…
This lively study unpacks the intersecting racial, sexual, and gender politics underlying the representations of racialised bodies, masculinities, and femininities in early 1970s black action films, with particular focus on the representation of black femininity.
"Beyond Bombshells analyzes the cultural importance of strong women in a variety of current media forms. Action heroines are now more popular in movies, comic books, television, and literature than they have ever been. Their spectacular presence represents shifting ideas about f…
"Beyond Bombshells analyzes the cultural importance of strong women in a variety of current media forms. Action heroines are now more popular in movies, comic books, television, and literature than they have ever been. Their spectacular presence represents shifting ideas about f…