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Hollywood 9/11 : superheroes, supervillains, and super disasters
- Title
- Hollywood 9/11 : superheroes, supervillains, and super disasters / Tom Pollard.
- Author
- Pollard, Tom.
- Publication
- Boulder, CO : Paradigm Publishers, c2011.
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Details
- Description
- x, 214 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index.
- Contents
- Preface -- 1. Shock. December 7, 1971 -- Violence -- Post-9/11 emotions -- Post-traumatic stress syndrome -- Hollywood's initial reactions -- 2. Grief. Television films and documentaries -- Conspiracy theories -- War on terror -- Satire -- 3. Horror. Early horror films -- Post-9/11 horror -- Vampires -- Horror at the box office -- 4. Rage. World War II : the good war -- Vietnam : the bad war -- Post-9/11 Vietnam -- Afghanistan -- Distant wars -- Ancient rage -- Return of the good war -- 5. Vengeance. Early supergeroes -- Post-9/11 superheroes -- Supervillains -- Science and technology -- Cyborgs -- Shape-shifters -- Psychics -- Echolocation -- Supervigilantes -- Satire -- Revenge -- 6. Terror. Thrillers -- Pre-9/11 terrorists -- Post-9/11 terrorists -- Domestic terrorists -- Revenge -- Serial killers -- Femmes fatales -- 7. Paranoia. Apocalypse -- Pre-9/11 science fiction -- Post-9/11 science fiction -- Computer-generated imagery -- Conspiracy -- Super disasters -- 8. Post-9/11 Hollywood. Vampires -- Rage -- Supervillains -- Super disasters -- Repressed superheroes -- Terror -- Demonized politicians -- Rogue corporations -- Religion -- Special effects -- Post-9/11 heroes -- Post-9/11 neonoir -- Blurred genres -- Vietnam -- Post-9/11 style -- The age of paranoia -- Future trends.
- Call Number
- MFL 13-42
- ISBN
- 9781594517594 (hardback : alk. paper)
- 1594517592 (hardback : alk. paper)
- 9781594517600 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 1594517606 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2011010322
- 40019859076
- OCLC
- 613419502
- Author
- Pollard, Tom.
- Title
- Hollywood 9/11 : superheroes, supervillains, and super disasters / Tom Pollard.
- Imprint
- Boulder, CO : Paradigm Publishers, c2011.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index.
- Other Standard Identifier
- 40019859076
- Research Call Number
- MFL 13-42