Books written by James Ursini

L.A. Noir: The City as Character

The book features dozens of noir and neo-noir landmark films from Double Indemnity, Criss Cross, Sunset Boulevard, Gun Crazy, The Big Heat, Kiss Me Deadly, and Touch of Evil in the classic period (1940-1960) to such neo-noir notables as ...
Film Noir Reader 2

In the wake of the remarkable success of Film Noir Reader, this new collection further explores a genre of limitless fascination -- and one that continues to inspire and galvanise the latest generation of film-makers.
L.A. Noir: The City as Character

The book features dozens of noir and neo-noir landmark films from Double Indemnity, Criss Cross, Sunset Boulevard, Gun Crazy, The Big Heat, Kiss Me Deadly, and Touch of Evil in the classic period (1940-1960) to such neo-noir notables as ...
Film Noir

Beginning with a general overview of film noir and covering its most important themes chapter by chapter (lovers plan murder, corrupt police, doomed love, psychological noir, and more), this illustrated handbook provides access to the film ...
Film Noir Fatal Women

"Film Noir Fatal Women" focuses on a single aspect of film noir-America's only film movement.
The Vampire Film: From Nosferatu to True Blood

THE VAMPIRE FILM: FROM NOSFERATU TO TRUE BLOOD FOURTH EDITION - REVISEDAND UPDATED
The Film Noir Jigsaw: Critical Perspectives on the Classic Period

Film historians and critical commentators, Alain Silver and James Ursini, authors of THE NOIR STYLE and editors of FILM NOIR THE ENCYCLOPEDIA and the FILM NOIR READER series, turn their attention to the myriad of other books and key ...
Film Noir Reader 3: Interviews with Filmmakers of the Classic Noir Period

Interviews with Filmmakers of the Classic Noir Period Alain Silver Robert Porfirio, James Ursini. Acknowledgments As with the first two volumes , the idea for an anthology on film noir goes back to fall of 1974 , so we again acknowledge ...
The Vampire Film: From Nosferatu to Twilight

In this volume with nearly 800 color illustrations and a filmography of over 700 titles, you will discover why the 21st-century undead are thirsty for more than blood. --Book Jacket.
Film Noir

Mit 'Film Noir' bezeichneten die Filmkritiker einen ganz bestimmten Typus des amerikanischen Kriminal- und Detektivfilms der 40er und 50er-Jahre - die Bilder dieser Filme wurden geprägt durch tiefe Schatten und düstere Kulissen.
The Modern Amazons: Warrior Women On-Screen

... Carl Gottlieb, Peter Horton, John Landis, Robert K. Weiss Writing Credits: Michael Barrie, Jim Mulholland Cast: Monique Gabrielle (Taryn Steele), Steve Forrest (Captain Nelson), Robert Colbert (Blackie), Joey Travolta (Butch), ...
The Vampire Film: From Nosferatu to Interview with the Vampire

... Maurice Denham ( Master Fabio ) , Patience Collier ( Julia ) , Peter Jeffrey ( Captain Balogh ) , Lesley - Anne Down ... Starring Christopher Lee ( Count Karnstein ) , Audr [ ely Amber [ Adriana Ambesi ) ( Laura ) , Ursula Davis ...
Cinema of Obsession: Erotic Fixation and Love Gone Wrong in the Movies

... Lya De Putti (Bertha), Warwick Ward (Artinelli) Menus (2006) (Film Four/Miramax) Directed by Roger Michell Writing Credits: Hanif ... John Duigan, Jan Sharp, based on the novel by Jean Rhys Cast: Karina Lombard (Antoinette Cosway), ...
Modern Amazons: Warrior Women on Screen

Richard Anderson ( Oscar Goldman ) , Martin E. Brooks ( Dr. Rudy Wells ) Hingle ( Commissioner Gordon ) , Vincent ... Takeshi Kitano ( Beat Takeshi ) BLADE Black Scorpion ( TV series , 1995 and 2001 ) Corman Productions Cast : Joan ...
Film Noir

Cochran , better known for such supporting roles as the gangster who cuckolds Cagney's Cody Jarrett in White Heat , Bill has a physical maturity which belies his stunted emotional growth . The woman , Catherine ( Ruth Roman ) ...
The Vampire Film: From Nosferatu to Bram Stoker's Dracula

"Focusing on [recent films] from the United States and abroad that found inspiration in the vampire theme ..., the authors consider and analyze each picture in detail: its style and...
Film Noir: The Encyclopedia

Presents an overview of the characters, themes, and motifs featured in film noir, including contemporary contributions to the genre.
The Horror Film Reader

These essays offer a broad overview of the horror film genre, from the silent screen to Scream 3, demonstrating how it remains defiantly, frighteningly alive.
The Gangster Film Reader

Parts 2 and 3 comprise two dozen newer articles, most of them written expressly for this volume by Ursini and Silver.
Film Noir Reader

Miami Vice : The Legacy of Film Noir Jeremy G. Butler Presumably , broadcast television does not command our attention the way a film in a theater does . We gaze intensely at film but glance casually at television .