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  • Crime Films
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    Crime films

    Kirsten Moana Thompson

    Crime Films: Investigating the Scene analyzes the wide body of films that fall under the rubric of crime, from the gangster film to the film noir to classic whodunit television series like Law and Order and CSI. Ever since Edwin S. Porter's The Great Train Robbery in 1903, audiences have been fas...

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    $22.00
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  • Film violence

    James Kendrick

    A concise and accessible introduction to the role of violence from the silent era to the present, this volume illustrates the breadth and depth of screen bloodshed in historical, cultural, and industrial contexts

    $21.00
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  • Perplexing Plots
    Perplexing Plots

    Perplexing plots

    David Bordwell

    David Bordwell reveals how crime fiction, plays, and films made unconventional narrative mainstream. A sweeping, kaleidoscopic account written in a lively, conversational style, Perplexing Plots offers an ambitious new understanding of how popular culture has evolved over the past century.

    $38.00
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  • Through a Noir Lens
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    Through a noir lens

    Sheri Chinen Biesen

    Sheri Chinen Biesen explores how the dark cinematic noir style has evolved across eras, from classic Hollywood to present-day streaming services.

    $30.00
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