Neo-Noir as Post-Classical Hollywood Cinema

Neo-Noir as Post-Classical Hollywood Cinema suggests the terms noir and neo-noir have been rendered almost meaningless by overuse. The book seeks to re-establish a purpose for neo-noir films and re-consider the organization of 60 years of neo-noir films. Using the notion of post-classical, the book establishes how neo-noir breaks into many movements, some based on time and others based on thematic similarities. The combined movements then form a mosaic of neo-noir. The time-based movements examine Transitional Noir (1960s-early 1970s), Hollywood Renaissance Noir in the 1970s, Eighties Noir, Nineties Noir, and Digital Noir of the 2000s. The thematic movements explore Nostalgia Noir, Hybrid Noir, and Remake and Homage Noir. Academics as well as film buffs will find this book appealing as it deconstructs popular films and places them within new contexts.

Explores neo-noir as post-classical Hollywood cinema Re-organizes 60 years of neo-noir films into historical and thematic movements Demonstrates how Eighties Noir offers a different of Reagan's America than the other traditional genres Examines how neo-noir operates in the 2000s with Digital Noir

Autorentext

Robert P. Arnett is an Associate Professor in the Communication and Theatre Arts Department at Old Dominion University, USA. His essays can be found in Film Criticism, The Philosophy of Michael Mann, Quarterly Review of Film and Video, and Journal of Popular Film and Television.

Klappentext

Neo-Noir as Post-Classical Hollywood Cinema suggests the terms noir and neo-noir have been rendered almost meaningless by overuse. The book seeks to re-establish a purpose for neo-noir films and re-consider the organization of 60 years of neo-noir films. Using the notion of post-classical, the book establishes how neo-noir breaks into many movements, some based on time and others based on thematic similarities. The combined movements then form a mosaic of neo-noir. The time-based movements examine Transitional Noir (1960s-early 1970s), Hollywood Renaissance Noir in the 1970s, Eighties Noir, Nineties Noir, and Digital Noir of the 2000s. The thematic movements explore Nostalgia Noir, Hybrid Noir, and Remake and Homage Noir. Academics as well as film buffs will find this book appealing as it deconstructs popular films and places them within new contexts.

Inhalt
Chapter 1 - Transition Noir 1960-1970.- Chapter 2 - Film Noir in the New Hollywood 1969-1979.- Chapter 3 - Eighties Noir.- Chapter 4 - Nineties Noir.- Chapter 5 - Digital Noir.- Chapter 6 - Nostalgia Noir.- Chapter 7 - Genre Hybridity on Neo-Noir.- Chapter 8 - Remakes and Homage.