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Author:

Pollard, Tom (Leslie Thomas)

Title:

Hollywood 9/11 : superheroes, supervillains, and super disasters / Tom Pollard.

Publisher:

Paradigm Publishers,

Copyright Date:

c2011

Description:

x, 214 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Violence in motion pictures.
Heroes in motion pictures.
Villains in motion pictures.
Psychic trauma in motion pictures.
Terrorism in motion pictures.
Motion pictures--United States--History--21st century.
September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001--Influence.

Notes:

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.

ISBN:

1594517592 (hardback : alk. paper)
9781594517594 (hardback : alk. paper)
1594517606 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9781594517600 (pbk. : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)613419502

LCCN:

2011010322

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)