Disaster Movies: The Cinema of Catastrophe (Short Cuts) - Softcover
An introduction to the history and development of this genre, this book provides insightful methods of reading and appreciating an extremely popular cinematic form. Ranging from 1950s sci-fi B-movies to high concept 1990s "millennial movies," Stephen Keane looks at the ways in which the representation of disaster and its aftermath are born out of both contextual considerations and the increasing commercial demands of contemporary Hollywood. Through detailed analyses of such films as Airport, The Poseidon Adventure, Independence Day, and Titanic, the book explores the continual reworking of this to-date undervalued genre.
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Stephen Keane is lecturer in film at Bretton Hall College, University of Leeds, UK.
"[His language] is both rather accessible and challenging, and his book will work well in an undergraduate film studies course." -- Lisa Ossian, Southwestern Community College, Film & History
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- PublisherWallflower Press
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 1903364051
- ISBN 13 9781903364055
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages144
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