{"product_id":"thinking-about-movies-9781118315446","title":"Thinking about Movies","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA complete introduction to analyzing and enjoying a wide variety of movies, for film students and movie lovers alike\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThinking About Movies: Watching, Questioning, Enjoying, Fourth Edition\u003c\/i\u003e is a thorough overview of movie analysis designed to enlighten both students and enthusiasts, and heighten their enjoyment of films. Readers will delve into the process of thinking about movies critically and analytically, and find how doing so can greatly enhance the pleasure of watching movies. Divided roughly into two parts, the book addresses film studies within the context of the dynamics of cinema, before moving on to a broader analysis of the relationship of films to the larger social, cultural, and industrial issues informing them. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis updated fourth edition includes an entirely new section devoted to a complete analysis of the film adaptation of\u003ci\u003e The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo\u003c\/i\u003e, along with many in-depth discussions of important films such as \u003ci\u003eCit\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Figures ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow to Use This Book xvi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Companion Blog xxi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Introduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFatal Attraction and Scarface\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Narrative Structure 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJurassic Park and Rashomon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Formal Analysis 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRules of the Game and The Sixth Sense\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Authorship 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Searchers and Jungle Fever\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Genres 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSin City and Gunfight at the OK Corral\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Series, Sequels, and Remakes 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGoldfinger and King Kong (1933 and 2005)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Actors and Stars 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMorocco and Dirty Harry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Audiences and Reception 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Woman of Paris and The Crying Game\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Film and the Other Arts 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1933) and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Film and its Relation to Radio and Television 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard Diamond, Private Detective; Peter Gunn; Victor\/Victoria; 24; and Homeland\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Realism and Theories of Film 296\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Battleship Potemkin and Umberto D\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Gender and Sexuality 317\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Silence of the Lambs and American Gigolo\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Race 341\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOut of the Past, LA Confidential, and Boyz N the Hood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Class 371\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePretty Woman and The People Under the Stairs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 \u003ci\u003eCitizen Kane\u003c\/i\u003e: An Analysis 396\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCitizen Kane\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Current Trends: Globalization and China, 3D, IMAX, Internet TV 419\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 441\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 446\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406850728279,"sku":"9781118315446","price":55.05,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781118315446.jpg?v=1730497336","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/thinking-about-movies-9781118315446","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}