
Bullets Over Hollywood
The American Gangster Picture from the Silents to "The Sopranos"
John McCarty(Author)
Da Capo Press Inc
Published on 25. May 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
360 pages
978-0-306-81429-7 (ISBN)
Description
From Scarface to White Heat , from The Godfather to The Usual Suspects , from Once Upon a Time in America to Road to Perdition , gangland on the screen remains as popular as ever.In Bullets over Hollywood, film scholar John McCarty traces the history of mob flicks and reveals why the films are so beloved by Americans. As McCarty demonstrates, the themes, characters, landscapes, stories,the overall iconography,of the gangster genre have proven resilient enough to be updated, reshaped, and expanded upon to connect even with today's young audiences. Packed with fascinating behind-the-scenes anecdotes and information about real-life hoods and their cinematic alter egos, insightful analysis, and a solid historical perspective, Bullets over Hollywood will be the definitive book on the gangster movie for years to come.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Hachette Books
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
578 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-306-81429-7 (9780306814297)
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06/2004
Da Capo Press Inc
€38.56
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Person
John McCarty is an adjunct professor of cinema in the Department of Theatre at SUNY, Albany, and the author of more than thirty books, including The Fearmakers, The Sleaze Merchants, and The Films of Mel Gibson. He lives in upstate New York.