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Overview"The disaster film taps into our fear of events beyond our control, ones that are often rooted in real-life experience, making the genre a particularly potent mixture of entertainment and grounded events. Studying Disaster Films provides a comprehensive introduction to a sub-genre that has flourished since the 1970s, fully accounting for the genre's origins and focusing on key films, including Airport, The Towering Inferno, The Day After Tomorrow, and, most recently, Cloverfield. Each case study presents a complete examination of the film, covering production, distribution, and marketing, and tackles such major critical areas as close textual analysis of scenes, issues of representation ,and critical reaction. Within this context, The Day After Tomorrow and Cloverfield are examined as products of current moral panics. There is also a consideration of ""reality"" disaster films, such as United 93. Written in a lively manner, this volume synthesizes central film and media concepts, affording the reader a thorough overview of the sub-genre." Full Product DetailsAuthor: John SandersPublisher: Liverpool University Press Imprint: Auteur Publishing Dimensions: Width: 12.70cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 19.10cm Weight: 0.142kg ISBN: 9781903663998ISBN 10: 1903663997 Pages: 160 Publication Date: 28 July 2009 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationJohn Sanders is head of film studies at Bedford Modern School, UK, and the author of The Film Genre Book. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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