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020 _a9781476613376
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050 0 4 _aPN1995
_b.S374 2014
049 _aNTA
100 1 _aDesilet, Gregory E.
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245 1 0 _aScreens of blood :
_ba critical approach to film and television violence /
_cGregory Desilet.
260 _aJefferson, North Carolina :
_bMcFarland and Company, Incorporated, Publishers,
_c(c)2014.
300 _a1 online resource.
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338 _aonline resource
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505 0 0 _aViolence in popular film-doing it wrong and doing it right --
_tDjango unchained: how not to do screen violence --
_tFrom Taxi driver to The brave one: what have we learned? --
_tThe dark knight and A dark night in Aurora --
_tNo country for old men: a violent look at violence --
_tThe book of Eli: a violent look at violence, take two --
_tMerry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence: the ordeal of loving your enemy --
_tShutter island: the ordeal of loving your enemy, take two --
_tMemoirs of a geisha: melodrama or tragic drama? --
_tPart 2: Violence in popular television-early 21st century samplings --
_tThe Sopranos (1999-2007) --
_tBoardwalk empire (2010- ) --
_tBreaking bad (2008-2013) --
_tThe following (2013- ) --
_t24 (2001-2010) --
_tHomeland (2011- ) --
_tThe walking dead (2010- ) --
_tThe wire (2002-2008) --
_tThe killing (2011- ) --
_tHell on wheels (2011- ) --
_tSummary and conclusions --
_tAfterword.
520 0 _a"Civilization seems to be moving towards the power of words over weapons. But many still believe wrongs can be righted with violence. The transition to a healthier mythology is seen in an alternative trend in depictions of violence in storytelling. This book examines this trend by comparing examples from film and television with the traditional popular dramatic approach"--
_cProvided by publisher.
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650 0 _aViolence in motion pictures.
650 0 _aViolence on television.
655 1 _aElectronic Books.
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_bCynthia Snell
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_dCynthia Snell