The Films of Walter Hill
Another Time, Another Place
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2022
Lexington Books/Fortress Academic (Verlag)
978-1-6669-1528-0 (ISBN)
Lexington Books/Fortress Academic (Verlag)
978-1-6669-1528-0 (ISBN)
This book is an academic study of the work of an important American director working primarily in the action genre. The book explores the ways in which Hill's filmography reveals his point of view and intensifies classical approaches to storytelling.
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.
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.
Brian Brems is professor of film at the College of DuPage.
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Action Man
Chapter 2: The Wild, The Hawks, and The Warriors
Chapter 3: Soldiers of (Mis)Fortune
Chapter 4: Black and White
Chapter 5: Down These Streets of Fire
Chapter 6: Black vs. White
Chapter 7: Last Men Standing
Chapter 8: Partners in Crime
Conclusion: Terminate with Extreme Prejudice
Works Cited
About the Author
| Erscheinungsdatum | 08.09.2022 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 158 x 237 mm |
| Gewicht | 576 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-6669-1528-9 / 1666915289 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-6669-1528-0 / 9781666915280 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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