The Modern Amazons: Warrior Women On-Screen - Brossura

Ursini, James

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0879103272 ISBN 13: 9780879103279

Casa editrice: Limelight Editions, 2006

Riassunto

(Book). The Modern Amazons: Warrior Women on Screen documents the public's seemingly insatiable fascination with the warrior woman archetype in film and on television. The book examines the cautious beginnings of new roles for women in the late fifties, the rapid development of female action leads during the burgeoning second-wave feminist movement in the late sixties and seventies, and the present-day onslaught of female action characters now leaping from page to screen. The book itself is organized into chapters that group women warriors into sub-genres, e.g., classic Amazons like Xena Warrior Princess and the women of the Conan films; superheroes and their archenemies such as Wonder Woman, Batgirl, and Catwoman; revenge films such as the Kill Bill movies; Sexploitation and Blaxploitation films such as Coffy and the Ilsa trilogy; Hong Kong cinema and warriors like Angela Mao, Cynthia Rothrock, and Zhang Ziyi; sci-fi warriors from Star Trek, Blade Runner, and Star Wars; supersleuths and spies like the Avengers and Charlie's Angels; and gothic warriors such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Kate Beckinsale in Underworld and Van Helsing. In addition, the book is lavishly illustrated with over 400 photos of these popular-culture icons in action, interesting articles and sidebars about themes, trends, weapons, style, and trivia, as well as a complete filmography of more than 150 titles.

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L'autore

Dominique Mainon is a writer/researcher, martial arts aficionado, guerilla artist, and producer for an independent film company. She is currently residing in Laguna Beach, California. For information on current projects, please visit: www.dominiquemainon.com.

James Ursini is the author, co-author, and co-editor of over twenty books on film history, including The Vampire Film and The Film Noir Reader series, both available from Limelight Editions, Noir Style, and L.A. Noir. He is also a noted DVD commentator, having done over a dozen commentaries for both Fox and Warner Bros. He has written for various magazines, as well as film journals. He has a doctorate from UCLA and teaches in Los Angeles. He is at present writing a noir novel.

Product Description

"The Modern Amazon" is organised into chapters that group women warriors into sub-genres, e.g., classic Amazons like "Xena" and the women of the Conan films; superheroes and their arch enemies such as "Wonder Woman", "Batgirl", and "Catwoman"; revenge films such as the "Kill Bill" movies; Sexploitation and Blaxploitation films such as "Coffy" and "Ilsa"; Hong Kong cinema and warriors such as Angela Mao, Cynthia Rothrock, and Zhang Ziyi; Sci-fi warriors from "Star Trek", "Blade Runner", and "Star Wars"; supersleuths and spies like the "Avengers" and "Charlie's Angels"; and, Gothic warriors such as "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and Kate Beckinsale in "Underworld" and "Van Helsing" - and much more.

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• Editore: Limelight Editions
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0879103272
• ISBN 13: 9780879103279
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 432