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UNINA9910807210503321 |
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Titolo |
World film locations : Las Vegas / / edited by Marceline Block |
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Bristol, U.K., : Intellect, 2011 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (132 p.) |
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Collana |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Motion pictures - Nevada - Las Vegas |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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FrontCover; Copyright; Titile; Contents; Maps / Scenes; Scenes 1-8 1957 - 1980; Scenes 9-16 1982 - 1988; Scenes 17-24 1988 - 1995; Scenes 25-32 1995 - 1998; Scenes 33-39 1999 - 2005; Scenes 40-46 2007 - 2010; Essays; Las Vegas: City of the Imagination; Pack Mentality: The Vegas of the Original Ocean's Eleven; Electric Dreams: Lighting Up The Strip Sydney Pollack Style; Fear and Loathing: Las Vegas and the Cinema of American Excess; Strings Attached: Las Vegas in Science Fiction 'B' Movies; Dream Machine: Las Vegas as Mythical Destination |
Beyond the Strip: Life and Culture on the Outer Limits of 'Sin City'Backpages; Resources; Contributor Bios; Filmography; BackCover |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Sin and redemption. The ridiculous and the sublime. The carnivalesque excess of the Strip and the barrenness of the desert surrounding the city. |
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