{"product_id":"world-film-locations-las-vegas-9781841505886","title":"World Film Locations: Las Vegas","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSin and redemption. The ridiculous and the sublime. The carnivalesque excess of the Strip and the barrenness of the desert surrounding the city. Visited by millions of fortune seekers – and starry-eyed lovers – each year, Las Vegas is a city with as many apparent contradictions as Elvis impersonators and this complexity is reflected in the diversity of films that have been shot on location there. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A copiously illustrated retrospective of Vegas's appearances on the big screen, this new volume in Intellect's World Film Locations series presents synopses of scenes from a broad selection of films – from big-budget blockbusters like \u003cem\u003eOceans Eleven\u003c\/em\u003e to acclaimed classics \u003cem\u003eRain Man\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCasino\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Godfather\u003c\/em\u003e to cult favourites like \u003cem\u003eShowgirls\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eFear and Loathing in Las Vegas\u003c\/em\u003e. Insightful essays throughout explore a range of topics, including the Rat Pack's Las Vegas, the cinematised Strip, Las Vegas as a frequent backdrop for science fiction and the various film portrayals of iconic pop-cultural figures like Elvis and Frank Sinatra. Rounding out this information are film stills juxtaposed with photographs of the locations as they appear today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaps\/Scenes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eScenes 1-8 – 1957-1980\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eScenes 9-16 – 1982-1988\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eScenes 17-24 – 1988-1995\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eScenes 25-32 – 1995-1998\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eScenes 33-29 – 1999-2005\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eScenes 40-46 – 2007-2010\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEssays\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eLas Vegas: City of the Imagination – David Sterritt\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003ePack Mentality: The Vegas of the Original \u003cem\u003eOcean’s Eleven\u003c\/em\u003e – Walter Raubicheck\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFear and Loathing\u003c\/em\u003e: Las Vegas and the Cinema of American Excess – Mike King\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eDream Machine: Las Vegas as Mythical Destination – Oana Chivoiu\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eElectric Dreams: Lighting Up The Strip Sydney Pollack Style – Carol Cling\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eStrings Attached: Las Vegas in Science Fiction ‘B’ Movies – Henri-Simon Blanc-Hoàng\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eBeyond the Strip: Life and Culture on the Outer Limits of ‘Sin City’ – David Dickens\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Intellect Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042926920023,"sku":"9781841505886","price":22.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781841505886.jpg?v=1750956258","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/world-film-locations-las-vegas-9781841505886","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}