Much analysis of gangster movies has been based upon a study of the gangster as a malign figuration of the American Dream, originally set in the era of the Depression. This text extends previous analysis of the genre by examining the evolution of gangster movies from the 1930s to the contemporary period and by placing them in the context of cultural and cinematic issues such as masculinity, consumerism, and technology. With a close examination of many films from Scarface an Public Enemy to Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction, this book provides a fascinating insight into a topical and popular subject.
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Fran Mason is Field Leader of Contemporary Cultural Studies and Teacher of Film and Cultural Studies, King Alfred's College of Higher Education, Winchester.
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Although the classic gangster cycle of Little Caesar, The Public Enemy, and Scarface was initiated with Little Caesar in 1931 it did not spring into life fully formed, like Athene out of Zeus' head. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
gangster noir, syndicate film, syndicate movie, gangster economy, heist gang, gangster cinema, individual gangster, classic gangster film, gangster society, gangster genre, gangster narrative, gangster world, classic cycle, gangster figure, gangster cycle, female gangster, residual ideology, noir city, heist movie, legitimate society, gangster life, postmodern spectacle, gangster hero, official society, gang structure Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Little Caesar, The Public Enemy, High Sierra, Force of Evil, The Glass Key, The Roaring Twenties, Pulp Fiction, Putty Nose, Dirty Faces, Murder Inc, Don Vito, Humphrey Bogart, The Godfather, Cody Jarrett, Hays Office, The Big Heat, Las Vegas, Manhattan Melodrama, The Asphalt Jungle, Baby Face Martin, Carlito's Way, Johnny Apollo, Kiss of Death, Tony Camonte, Armored Car Robbery New!
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Although the classic gangster cycle of Little Caesar, The Public Enemy, and Scarface was initiated with Little Caesar in 1931 it did not spring into life fully formed, like Athene out of Zeus' head. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
gangster noir, syndicate film, syndicate movie, gangster economy, heist gang, gangster cinema, individual gangster, classic gangster film, gangster society, gangster genre, gangster narrative, gangster world, classic cycle, gangster figure, gangster cycle, female gangster, residual ideology, noir city, heist movie, legitimate society, gangster life, postmodern spectacle, gangster hero, official society, gang structure Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Little Caesar, The Public Enemy, High Sierra, Force of Evil, The Glass Key, The Roaring Twenties, Pulp Fiction, Putty Nose, Dirty Faces, Murder Inc, Don Vito, Humphrey Bogart, The Godfather, Cody Jarrett, Hays Office, The Big Heat, Las Vegas, Manhattan Melodrama, The Asphalt Jungle, Baby Face Martin, Carlito's Way, Johnny Apollo, Kiss of Death, Tony Camonte, Armored Car Robbery New!
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- Bonnie and Clyde by Arthur Penn in Front Matter, page 122, and Back Matter
- Film Genre Reader by Andrew Tudor in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- The Movie Book by Editors of Phaidon Press in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Big Heat (BFI Film Classics) by Colin McArthur on page 112, and Back Matter
- Pulp Fiction: A Quentin Tarantino Screenplay by Quentin Tarantino in Front Matter, and page 159
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