Screening Violence

by Stephen Prince

Book Overview

Graphic cinematic violence is a magnet for controversy. From passionate defenses to outraged protests, theories abound concerning this defining feature of modern film: Is it art or exploitation, dangerous or liberating?

Screening Violence provides an even-handed examination of the history, merits, and effects of cinematic "ultraviolence." Movie reviewers, cinematographers, film scholars, psychologists, and sociologists all contribute...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813528186
• ISBN13: 9780813528182
• Release Date: June 2000
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"