Wild West Movies, Or, How the West was Found, Won, Lost, Lied About, Filmed and Forgotten
| Author | : Kim Newman |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Pub Limited |
| Total Pages | : 237 |
| Release | : 1990-01-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 0747507473 |
| ISBN-13 | : 9780747507475 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (475 Downloads) |
Download or read book Wild West Movies, Or, How the West was Found, Won, Lost, Lied About, Filmed and Forgotten written by Kim Newman and published by Bloomsbury Pub Limited. This book was released on 1990-01-01 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From his acclaimed study of horror films, Nightmare Movies, Kim Newman turns his attention to the western. Against the backdrop of American history, popular mythology and the development of the cinema, the book examines the main themes and tensions of the genre. With reference to thousands of films and hundreds of directors and actors Newman brings his entertaining, wide-ranging and authoritative approach to bear on one of the cinema's most popular genres - with illuminating results.
