{"product_id":"i-died-a-million-times-9780252085543","title":"I Died a Million Times","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is a readable, engaging book. . . . Recommended.\" --\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Miklitsch's book is gripping. . . . So the many facets of the individual versus the system or the one system against another one (in that case a mob\/gangster syndicate) get a lot of attention.\" --\u003ci\u003ePopCultureShelf\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Alert to the aesthetic, political, industrial, and historical provocations and subversions of 'gangster noir,' \u003ci\u003eI Died a Million Times\u003c\/i\u003e provides an excellent overview and analysis of this subgenre and reminds us of film noir’s rich hybridity. Full of truly superb readings of well-known and less familiar classic noir films, Robert Miklitsch’s book, written with striking verve, will engage, delight, and inform scholars and movie fans.\"--Julie Grossman, coauthor of \u003ci\u003eIda Lupino, Director: Her Art and Resilience in Times of Transition\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eI Died a Million Times\u003c\/i\u003e is an enjoyable and informative read for film noir aficionados and casual movie fans alike, offering a cogent analysis of ’50s gangster noir as a cinema of social commentary.\" --\u003ci\u003eArts Fuse\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Scholars of cinematic history and aficionados of gangster folklore will be riveted.\" --\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Direct Address: To the Reader \u003cbr\u003e Preface: Gangster\/Noir\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: From the Syndicate to the Classic Heist Picture\u003cbr\u003e Organized Crime as “Big Combo”: The Octopus\u003cbr\u003e The Syndicate Picture: Bright City Confidential\u003cbr\u003e The Syndicate\/Rogue Cop Film: The Racket\u003cbr\u003e The Rogue Cop Film: Dragnet v. “Bloody Christmas”\u003cbr\u003e “Gangster with a Badge”: On Dangerous Ground\u003cbr\u003e The Heist Picture: Neo-Gangster Noir\u003cbr\u003e The Proto-Heist Film: High Sierra and Beyond\u003cbr\u003e Part One\u003cbr\u003e 1 The Syndicate Film\u003cbr\u003e 711 Ocean Drive: California Dreaming\u003cbr\u003e The Captive City: Underworld, USA\u003cbr\u003e The Big Combo: Between Men\u003cbr\u003e 2 The Brothers Rico: Sunshine Noir and the ’50s Syndicate Picture\u003cbr\u003e 3 The Phenix City Story: History and Fiction (Film), Civil Rights, and the Last Days of Pompeii\u003cbr\u003e Part Two\u003cbr\u003e 4 Where the Sidewalk Ends: Theft, Adaptation, Prototypicality\u003cbr\u003e0 5 The Rogue Cop Film\u003cbr\u003e The Prowler: Car Culture\/Cadillac\u003cbr\u003e The Big Heat: Something\/Nothing\u003cbr\u003e Shield for Murder: Dirt\/Castle Heights\u003cbr\u003e 6 Touch of Evil: Good Cop\/Bad Cop\u003cbr\u003e Part Three\u003cbr\u003e 7 The Asphalt Jungle: The City under the City\u003cbr\u003e 8 The Heist Film\u003cbr\u003e Armored Car Robbery: Striptease\u003cbr\u003e The Killing: Jigsaw Puzzle\u003cbr\u003e Plunder Road: Near Mint\u003cbr\u003e 9 Odds against Tomorrow: Race, Space, and Sputnik Noir\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: Post-’50s Syndicate, Rogue Cop, and “Big Caper” Films\u003cbr\u003e Neo-Gangster Noir Syndicate Picture: Underworld U.S.A.\u003cbr\u003e The Post-’50s Rogue Cop Film: Cape Fear\u003cbr\u003e Post-Classic Heist Movie: Ocean’s 11\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400517558615,"sku":"9780252085543","price":19.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780252085543.jpg?v=1730470874","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/i-died-a-million-times-9780252085543","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}