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1 online resource |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Serials, melodrama, and play: why study serials? -- Storytelling on a schedule: narrative form in the sound serial -- The serial world -- Cliffhanging -- narrative and the art of formula -- Film style and the art of formula -- Cliffhanger legacies -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Some sources for sound serials. |
| Summary |
Covering everything from Batman to Zorro's Fighting Legion, Matinee Melodrama is the first scholarly study of the cinematic adventure serial as a distinct artform, one that uniquely encouraged audience participation and imaginative play. It suggests that the serial's incoherent plotting and reliance on formula, far from being faults, should be understood as some of its most appealing attributes, helping lay the groundwork for today's blockbuster action movies, interactive videogames, and active fan cultures. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Film serials -- United States -- History and criticism.
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Film serials. |
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United States. |
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Motion picture plays, American -- History and criticism.
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Motion picture plays, American. |
| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Higgins, Scott, 1968- Matinee melodrama 9780813563299 (DLC) 2015012448 (OCoLC)906447604 |
| ISBN |
9780813563305 electronic book |
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0813563305 electronic book |
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9780813563299 |
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0813563291 |
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9780813563282 |
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0813563283 |
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9780813573960 (e-book (epub) |
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