Urban Noir - New York and Los Angeles in Shadow and Light

This collection of essays examines how New York and Los Angeles are depicted in noir and neo-noir films from the 1940s through the 21st century. These essays consider how the architectural sights and city sounds inform such films as Cotton Comes to Harlem, Drive, Kiss of Death, Naked City, and Nightcrawler, among others.

About the author

James J. Ward is professor of history at Cedar Crest College. He has authored numerous articles focused on both film and history, and his essays have been published in such volumes as Selling Sex on Screen: From Weimar Republic to Zombie Porn (2015) and Horrors of War: The Undead on the Battlefield (2015), both published by Rowman & Littlefield.

Cynthia J. Miller is a cultural anthropologist, specializing in popular culture and visual media. She is the editor or co-editor of numerous essay collections including the award-winning Steaming into a Victorian Future: A Steampunk Anthology; Undead in the West: Vampires, Zombies, Mummies, and Ghosts on the Cinematic Frontier, Horrors of War: The Undead on the Battlefield, and The Laughing Dead: The Horror Comedy from Bride of Frankenstein to Zombieland. She also serves as the series editor for Rowman & Littlefield's Film and History book series and National Cinemas series.

Summary

This collection of essays examines how New York and Los Angeles are depicted in noir and neo-noir films from the 1940s through the 21st century. These essays consider how the architectural sights and city sounds inform such films as Cotton Comes to Harlem, Drive, Kiss of Death, Naked City, and Nightcrawler, among others.

Product details

• Authors: Ward, James J. Miller Ward
• Assisted by: Cynthia J. Miller (Editor), Miller Cynthia J. (Editor), James J. Ward (Editor)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2017
• EAN: 9781442278325
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-7832-5
• No. of pages: 254
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; USA, 20th Century, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism, Film: styles & genres, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / General, Film Theory & Criticism, Film: styles and genres, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Guides & Reviews, Film history, theory or criticism, Film guides and reviews, Film Guides & Reviews