American Neo-Noir: The Movie Never Ends

by James Ursini and Alain Silver

Book Overview

After scores of books and commentaries on film noir and its classic period, experts Alain Silver and James Ursini turn their full attention to neo-noir, the self-conscious, mannered, sometimes ersatz, and often surprising genre that sprang from the original movement. This volume surveys the full breath of American neo-noir, its style and substance, its evolution over succeeding generations of filmmakers, from activist through postmodern to millennial...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 148038626X
• ISBN13: 9781480386266
• Release Date: May 2015
• Publisher: Applause Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.0" x 9.9"