Action Speaks Louder: Violence, Spectacle, and the American Action Movie

by Eric Lichtenfeld

Book Overview

An authoritative and entertaining history of the action film

For more than 30 years, the action movie has been the film genre that most represents Hollywood to the world, as action films find blockbuster success at box offices internationally. Still, the genre seldom receives the critical attention it deserves. Studying its trends, key components, and visual excesses, this new and expanded edition of Action Speaks Louder traces the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0819568015
• ISBN13: 9780819568014
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Wesleyan University Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 9.0" x 6.4"