American Neo-Noir

The Movie Never Ends

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by Alain Silver and James Ursini

Type

Studies

Subject

Genre > Film Noir

Keywords

film noir, modernism, neo-noir

Publishing date

2015

Publisher

Applause Books

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Paperback • 336 pages
8 x 10 inches (20.5 x 25.5 cm)

ISBN

978-1-4803-8626-6

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Book Presentation:
After scores of books and commentaries on film noir and its classic period, experts Alain Silver and James Ursini turn their full attention to neo-noir, the self-conscious, mannered, sometimes ersatz, and often surprising genre that sprang from the original movement. This volume surveys the full breath of American neo-noir, its style and substance, its evolution over succeeding generations of filmmakers, from activist through postmodern to millennial and on, with extensive illustrations in black-and-white and full-color that capture the genre's dramatic and visual essence.

About the authors:
Alain Silver (Santa Monica, CA) is the author of The Samurai Film and The Noir Style. With James Ursini he coedited Film Noir: The Encyclopedia and seven readers on film noir and the horror and gangster genres. His produced screenplays include the Showtime feature Time at the Top.James Ursini (Santa Monica, CA) cowrote The Zombie Film, The Vampire Film, and Film Noir Graphics with Alain Silver. His other books include Femme Fatale, Cinema of Obsession, and Directors on the Edge. Together Silver and Ursini have done audio-video commentaries for over two dozen noir DVD releases.

Press Reviews:
''Silver and Ursini have delivered yet another wholly readable, instantly addictive long-form essay on a genre beloved by moviegoers who may not know it's a genre at all. They can now, emerging with a greater understanding … and an overbrimming Netflix queue.'' --Flick Attack

Alain Silver and James Ursini have contributed significantly to the study of film noir with a number of books on the subject including The Noir Style and The Film Noir Reader series. In their latest joint effort, American Neo-noir: the movie never ends, they turn their attention to post-classic period noir. The book is insightful, beautifully illustrated and well written, but also a bit overwhelming…The authors do an excellent job... of portraying how the noir narrative has changed over the decades, morphing to fit the needs of its contemporary audience. --Noir City

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