is is basically an updated and revised edition of "Film Genre: Theory and Criticism" published in 1977. As a system of filmmaking, genre has been one of the most important factors in making the cinema both an art and a highly successful form of popular entertainment. Divided into 2 parts, this anthology covers the full range of theoretical issues and critical approaches involving film genre. The essays in the second sectoin analyze a wide variety of particular genres, including westerns, science fiction, film noir, etc. A detailed bibliography, organized by genre, is included. Comment Was this review helpful to you? Yes No See the customer review Write a customer review Ad feedback Customer Images Search Customer Reviews Search Search these reviews only

Film Genre Reader

Arts & Photography

Thomas Schatz

Thomas Sobchack

Edward Buscombe

Rick Altman

Andrew Tudor

Judith Hess Wright

Barbara Klinger

Douglas Pye

Performing Arts

Univ of Texas Pr

The BFI companion to the western

A social history of the Western which looks at three hundred Westerns, with entries on television, Western series, actors, directors and cameramen. Originally published in 1988.

The Bfi Companion To The Western

Humor & Entertainment

Richard Schickel

Movies

Da Capo (Antheneum)

100 Westerns (Screen Guides)

<p>Addresses the perennial appeal of the Western, exploring its 19th century popular culture, and its relationship to the economic structure of Hollywood. This work considers the defining features of the Western and traces its main cycles, from the epic Westerns of the 1920s and singing cowboys of the 1930s to the Spaghetti Westerns of the 1960s.</p>

British Film Institute

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