Maximum movies--Pulp Fictions : film culture and the worlds of Samuel Fuller, Mickey Spillane, and Jim Thompson / Peter Stanfield.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stanfield, Peter, 1958-
Language:English
Published: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, 2011.
Subjects:
Film noir > History and criticism.
Film criticism > United States > History > 20th century.
Film criticism > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Fuller, Samuel, > 1912-1997 > Criticism and interpretation.
Spillane, Mickey, > 1918-2006 > Criticism and interpretation.
Spillane, Mickey, > 1918-2006 > Film adaptations.
Thompson, Jim, > 1906-1977 > Criticism and interpretation.
Thompson, Jim, > 1906-1977 > Film adaptations.
Detective and mystery stories > Film adaptations.
Detective and mystery stories, American > History and criticism.
Genre:
Film adaptations.
Physical Description:xiii, 227 pages
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Position papers : in defense of pulp movies
  • A genealogy of pulp : black mask to Mickey Spillane
  • A world of small insanities : the critical reception of Kiss me deadly
  • American primitive : Samuel Fuller's pulp politics
  • Authenticating pulp : Jim Thompson adaptations and neo-noir
  • Conclusion.