{"product_id":"crime-films-9781905674138","title":"Crime Films","description":"\u003ci\u003eCrime Films: Investigating the Scene\u003c\/i\u003e analyzes the wide body of films that fall under the rubric of crime, from the gangster film to the film noir to classic whodunit television series like \u003ci\u003eLaw and Order\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCSI\u003c\/i\u003e. Ever since Edwin S. Porter's \u003ci\u003eThe Great Train Robbery\u003c\/i\u003e in 1903, audiences have been fascinated by films about crime and the world as seen from both sides of the law. \u003ci\u003eCrime Films\u003c\/i\u003e approaches a crime scene from the standpoint of the criminal, the crime, and the crime-solver, revealing the master plan behind the world of crime on screen. The criminal underworld takes on many forms, and this volume delves into recent developments in erotic thrillers like \u003ci\u003eBasic Instinct\u003c\/i\u003e (1992) and neo-noirs like \u003ci\u003eBody Heat\u003c\/i\u003e (1981) and \u003ci\u003eLA Confidential\u003c\/i\u003e (1997). Also included are a number of close readings of enduring crime films, from \u003ci\u003eThe Silence of the Lambs\u003c\/i\u003e (1991) to \u003ci\u003eSeven\u003c\/i\u003e (1995) as well as such television series as \u003ci\u003eHill Street Blues\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHomicide\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCSI\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Kirsten Moana Thompson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48276813218043,"sku":"9781905674138","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/9781905674138.jpg?v=1772487943","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/crime-films-9781905674138","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}