Films of Walter Hill - Another Time, Another Place

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.

List of contents

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

About the author

Brian Brems is professor of film at the College of DuPage.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Brian Brems
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.09.2022
• EAN: 9781666915280
• ISBN: 978-1-66691-528-0
• No. of pages: 296
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; PERFORMING ARTS / Television / Direction & Production, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism, Film history, theory & criticism, Individual Film Directors, Film-Makers, Film Theory & Criticism, PERFORMING ARTS / Individual Director, Television production: technical and background skills, Television Production: Technical & Background Skills