Action/spectacle cinema /

Action/spectacle cinema / edited by José Arroyo. - London : British Film Institute, 2000. - xiv, 272p. : ill. 24 cm - A sight and sound reader . - Sight and sound reader .

Includes bibliographical references (p. [xv]) and index.

This work asserts that popular films dismissed as popcorn movies should be taken seriously. The volume includes case studies of such key figures as John Woo and a range of articles that focus on some of the most successful films of the 90s.

9780851707563 . œ40.00 9780851707563 .


Motion pictures--Evaluation
Motion picture plays--History and criticism
Motion pictures--History
Films, cinema

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