Horror Films, Film Distribution & Theaters, U.S.A. - General & Miscellaneous Architecture, Public, Commercial, or Industrial Buildings
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Overview
Eighteen contributions from academics discuss the horror films that were popular at drive-in theaters from the 1950s through the early 1970s. Coverage includes, for example, an analysis of the rhetoric of the coming attraction trailer, the portrayal of Southerners, and the importance of the drive-in theater to Australian culture. Several essays are devoted to gender issues. The volume is illustrated throughout with b&w movie stills. Editor Rhodes (film and video studies, U. of Oklahoma) is a documentary filmmaker. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, ORBook Details
Published
November 30, 2002
Publisher
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2003.
Pages
312
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780786413423