Analyzing crime movies set in Detroit, Miami, Boston, Las Vegas, and the fictional Gotham City, this book examines the role that American cities play as charact
Analyzes how location-shot crime films of the 1970s reflected and influenced understandings of urban crisis. The early 1970s were a moment of transformation for
The American city and the American movie industry grew up together in the early decades of the twentieth century, making film an ideal medium through which to b
This book surveys the entire range of crime films, including important subgenres such as the gangster film, the private eye film, film noir, as well as the vict
How has American cinema engaged with the rapid transformation of cities and urban culture since the 1960s? And what role have films and film industries played i