The Films of Walter Hill

Another Time, Another Place

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by Brian Brems

Type

Film Reviews

Subject

Director > Walter Hill

Keywords

Walter Hill, director

Publishing date

2025 (February 05, 2025)

Publisher

Lexington Books

1st publishing

2022

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Paperback • 294 pages
6 x 9 inches (15 x 23 cm)

ISBN

978-1-6669-1530-3

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Book Presentation:
In The Films of Walter Hill: Another Time, Another Place, Brian Brems explores how, as action emerged as a full-fledged genre of cinema, Walter Hill established his position in the genre, first as a screenwriter and then as a director. Hill, Brems argues, helped merge the thematic and stylistic concerns of the Western and film noir into a new action cinema, establishing a reputation for mythic, highly-stylized storytelling driven by a relentless pace. Through analyses of Hill’s filmography, this book demonstrates his consistent use of the architecture of classical storytelling to help codify the language of the action movie. These observations are supported by extensive conversations with Walter Hill and several of his on-screen collaborators, including Lance Henriksen, Sigourney Weaver, David Patrick Kelly, James Renmar, and William Sadler. Ultimately, Brems positions Hill as a key American film artist, whose work has inspired countless imitations.

About the Author:
Brian Brems is professor of film at the College of DuPage.

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