Crime movies are as old as filmmaking itself. They embody the American nightmare, functioning both as a mirror of society and a tool for educating the public about its enemies. In this history of the genre Carlos Clarens gives us a mini-history of crime American-style. From D. W. Griffith and New York's Biograph Studios, where raw violence was introduced to celluloid immortality, to today's multimillion-dollar celebrations of blood and power, Crime Movies shows us the whole picture: the unchanging cast of characters (the gangster hero, swaggering, charming, suspicious; the stoolpigeon or strikebreaker; the moll); the stars (James Cagney, Spencer Tracy, George Raft, Edward G. Robinson, Humphrey Bogart, Richard Widmark); the censorship battles, political pressure, and public outcry. This book illuminates movies such as Intolerance, Underworld, Little Caesar, Public Enemy, Kiss of Death, On the Waterfront, Bonnie and Clyde, The Godfather, Goodfellas, Reservoir Dogs, and hundreds of others, while detailing the film-making strategies Hollywood has adopted to deal with the controversial yet profitable and enduring subject of American criminality.

Crime Movies

Humor & Entertainment

Clarens, Carlos

Movies

Da Capo Press

In this book Carlos Clarens, author of Crime Movies (also available from Da Capo/Perseus), George Cukor, and many articles in film magazines, brings his encyclopedic knowledge of films and filmmakers to the subject of horror and science-fiction films of the classic era. Whether discussing the erotic aspects of King Kong, examining the works of Val Lewton, contrasting the director's attitude toward the monster in Frankenstein and The Bride of Frankenstein, accounting for the special genius of Lon Chaney, or comparing the various versions of Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Hyde, Clarens entertains as he enlightens. Supplemented with a new introduction by J. Hoberman, Village Voice film critic and coauthor of Midnight Movies (also available from Da Capo/Perseus), and an extensive filmography listing complete credits for over 300 films, this fascinating study illuminates both the genre and the reasons for its popularity.

An Illustrated History Of Horror And Science-fiction Films: The Classic Era, 1895-1967

Da Capo

Ranges from D. W. Griffith's Intolerance to The Godfather and beyond to examine the directors, writers, performers, and producers behind the making of films that have dealt with the controversial, profitable subject of criminality

Crime Movies: From Griffith to the Godfather and Beyond

W.W. Norton & Co., Inc.

Crime movies: From Griffith to The Godfather and beyond

Norton

An illustrated history of the Horror Film through 1968

An Illustrated History of the Horror Films

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

PUTNAM

George Cukor (Cinema One)

Methuen Publishing, Ltd.

Hollywood: Colour Portraits

KOBAL, JOHN

John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd.

Horror Movie; An Illustrated Survey

Secker Warburg

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