LEADER 03223nam 22006012 450 001 9910781224103321 005 20151002020704.0 010 $a0-7486-8840-4 010 $a0-7486-7085-8 010 $a0-7486-4612-4 010 $a1-283-13319-9 010 $a9786613133199 024 7 $a10.1515/9780748646128 035 $a(CKB)2550000000036986 035 $a(EBL)714143 035 $a(OCoLC)746929955 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000521686 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12187528 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000521686 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10522537 035 $a(PQKB)10594742 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9780748646128 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000092833 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC714143 035 $a(DE-B1597)614440 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780748646128 035 $a(OCoLC)1302164850 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000036986 100 $a20130322d2011|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aContemporary action cinema /$fLisa Purse$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aEdinburgh :$cEdinburgh University Press,$d2011. 215 $a1 online resource (viii, 224 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015). 311 $a0-7486-3817-2 311 $a0-7486-3818-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references, filmography and index. 327 $aNarrative and the action film -- The action body -- The action sequence -- Action women -- Action men -- Race in the action film -- Homosexuality in the action film -- Action cinema after 9/11 -- The 'European connection.' 330 $aAction cinema is a popular and familiar form which reflects the cultural, industrial and historical landscape from which it emerges. Lisa Purse analyses the genre's pleasures and complexities in the light of both its cinematic history and the latest critical debates. Focussing on action cinema of the 2000s, this book explores issues of visual style, narrative, representation and the various contexts of production through a diverse series of case studies including Avatar (2009), Casino Royale (2006), The Hurt Locker (2008) and Banlieue 13 (2004). Providing a groundbreaking account of the way that the spectator engages with the action body and the action narrative, and including analyses of areas of representation that have seldom received sustained attention in the past, this comprehensive study is the perfect companion to modern action cinema. Key Features * Provides wide-ranging analyses and interpretation of action cinema * Discusses representations of heroism, gender and ethnicity * Explores the spectator's embodied engagement with the action film * Examines the effect of 9/11 and changes in US foreign policy 606 $aAction and adventure films$xHistory and criticism 615 0$aAction and adventure films$xHistory and criticism. 676 $a791.436582 700 $aPurse$b Lisa$01514140 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910781224103321 996 $aContemporary action cinema$93749058 997 $aUNINA