The hollywood action and adventure film [electronic resource] /
Tasker, Yvonne.
- WILEY, 2015.
- 222 p.
Chapter 1 : Action and Adventure as Genre. Chapter, Lesson, Part Chapter 2 : Action and Adventure: Historical and Cultural Overview. Chapter, Lesson, Part Chapter 3 : Critical Perspectives on Action and Adventure. Chapter, Lesson, Part Chapter 4 : Silent Spectacle and Classical Adventure: The Thief of Bagdad (1924) and The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938). Chapter, Lesson, Part Chapter 5 : War, Violence and the American Action Hero: Sands of Iwo Jima (1949) and Hell is for Heroes (1962). Chapter, Lesson, Part Chapter 6 : Violence and Urban Action: Dirty Harry (1971). Chapter, Lesson, Part Chapter 7 : Nostalgic Adventure and Recycled Culture: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and Pirates of the Caribbean (2003). Chapter, Lesson, Part Chapter 8 : Action Blockbusters in the 1980s: Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985) and Die Hard (1988). Chapter, Lesson, Part Chapter 9 : Global and Postmodern Action: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) and Kill Bill (2003). Chapter, Lesson, Part Chapter 10 : Espionage Action: The Bourne Identity (2002) and Salt (2010). Chapter, Lesson, Part Chapter 11 : Superhero Action Cinema: X-Men (2000) and The Avengers (2012). Chapter, Lesson, Part Cover, Title,The hollywood action and adventure film--Preface, Introduction, TOC,Contents--Preface, Introduction, TOC,List of Plates--Preface, Introduction, TOC,Acknowledgments--References, Appendix, Index,Bibliography--References, Appendix, Index,Index.