Crisis Cinema: The Apocalyptic Idea in Postmodern Narrative Cinema

by Christopher Sharrett

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Genres: Film

284 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1992

About the author

Christopher Sharrett is an associate professor of communications at Seton Hall University. He is the editor of Crisis Cinema: The Apocalyptic Idea in Postmodem Narrative Film (Maisonneuve Press, 1993).

Reviews

[Tentatively, Convenience · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well, it interests me to read academic analysis of mainstream "apocalyptic" movies like "Taxi Driver" & "Mad Max" but, more often than not, academic language seems so far removed from 'reality' in a way that only seems dubiously truly intellectual that I get a bit irritated, y'know? I mean, essay titles like "Panic Cinema: Sex in the Age of the Hyperreal" & "cybersubjectivity and cinematic being" tend to leave me wishing for a little more sense of humor.