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9781905674138

Crime Films : Investigating the Scene

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  • ISBN13:

    9781905674138

  • ISBN10:

    1905674139

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2007-06-01
  • Publisher: Columbia Univ Pr

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Summary

Crime Films. Investigating the Scene analyses the wide body of films that fall under the rubric of crime, from the gangster film to the film noir. and from the classic whodunnit to TV series like CSI. The criminal underworld takes on many forms, and this volume delves into recent developments in the erotic thriller such as Basic Instinct (1992) and neo-noirs such as LA Confidential (1997) and Body Heat (1981). There are also a number of close readings of some of the most enduring crime films, from G-Men (1935) to Se7en (1995) as well as of TV series such as Homicide and Hill Street Blues.

Author Biography

Kirsten Moana Thompson is Assistant Professor of Film Studies at Wayne State University.

Table of Contents

List of illustrations
Acknowledgement
Introductionp. 1
Crime as puzzle: whodunits and heistsp. 29
The professional crime solver: from hard-boiled detectives to crusading copsp. 49
The criminal I: erotic thrillers, neo-noir and trial filmsp. 71
The criminal II: the serial killer film and postmodern hybridsp. 87
Glossary
Filmography
Bibliography
Index
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