Film, television, radio genres: Action, adventure, crime and thrillers

After a century of reinvention and, frequently, reinterpretation, Western movies continue to contribute to the cultural understanding of the United States.

The fighting female archetype--a self-reliant woman of great physical prowess--has become increasingly common in action films and on television.

John Wayne worked on film sets around the globe.

Breaking box office records, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has achieved an unparalleled level of success with fans across the world, raising the films to a higher level of narrative: myth.

First published in 1880, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ became a best-seller.

An updated edition - with completely new chapters - of the most accessible and compelling history of the cinema yet published, and complements Mark Cousins' fascinating 15-hour film documentary The Story of Film: An Odyssey.

Was tun, wenn man sich seit jeher wie ein ungewollter Gast auf dieser Welt fühlt?

The great American Westerns can be profoundly meaningful when read metaphorically.

CAN YOU CATCH THE KILLER AND SURVIVE ENGLAND'S DEADLIEST COUNTY?

The theme of death is an essential component of film narrative, particularly in how it affects the hero.

From the 1950s through the 1970s, disaster movies were a wildly popular genre.

Mention Shaft and most people think of Gordon Parks' seminal 1971 film starring Richard Roundtree in a leather coat, walking the streets of Manhattan to Isaac Hayes' iconic theme music.

Bringing together much-loved masterpieces with exciting new works, this accessible and inspiring guide is a celebration of classical music.

Budd Boetticher (1916-2001) was a bullfighter, a pleasant madman and a talented journeyman filmmaker who could--with the right material and drive--create a minor Western film classic as easily as he could kill a bull.

Melodrama is the foundation of American cinema.

First published in 1880, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ became a best-seller.

The day-by-day inside story of the making of Tombstone (1993) as told to the author by those who were there--actors, extras, crew members, Buckaroos, historians and everyone in between.

Film and television Westerns are most often associated with physical bravery.

Robert Mitchum was--and still is--one of Hollywood's defining stars of Western film.

Western films have often been tributes to place and setting, with the magnificent backdrops mirroring the wildness of the narratives.

From the Star Wars expanded universe to Westworld, the science fiction western has captivated audiences for more than fifty years.

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A breathtaking adventure from the hottest names in US thriller writing.

In 1969--the counter-cultural moment when Easy Rider triggered a "e;youthquake"e; in audience interests--Westerns proved more dominant than ever at the box office and at the Oscars.

With his signature bullwhip and fedora, the rousing sounds of his orchestral anthem, and his eventful explorations into the arcana of world religions, Indiana Jones--archeologist, adventurer, and ophidiophobe--has become one of the most recognizable heroes of the big screen.

Can you trust your memories?

One of the most controversial films of its time, The Wild Bunch is the epitome of the no-holds-barred filmmaking of the 1960s and 1970s.

The Marvel Cinematic Universe--comprised of films, broadcast television and streaming series and digital shorts--has generated considerable fan engagement with its emphasis on socially relevant characters and plots.

*Now a major TV series on Amazon Prime Video, starring Jenna Coleman*__________________________________________LOVE CAN HURT.

In 1973, Myra Hindley, the most notorious woman in Britain, is serving a life sentence for the moors murders - a case that shocked the world.

A full and frank portrait of the complex man behind the icon of cool.

The first major biography (since 1983) of the great movie mogul George Lucas, whose marketing techniques have transformed the film business.

A combination of wit and heartbreak in a memoir of a life intertwined with an obsession with film.

Lights, camera, and a LOT of action.

Hadley Freeman brings us her personalised guide to American movies from the 1980s - why they are brilliant, what they meant to her, and how they influenced movie-making forever.

Originally published in 1997 and now available as an ebook.

En este libro observamos la paráfrasis de varias historias anecdóticas concatenadas, dentro de una historia mayor que conduce a una ficción profundamente alojada sin embargo en la realidad.

With fresh appraisals of popular Westerns, this book examines the history of the genre with a focus on definitional aspects of canon, adaptation and hybridity.

The start of a thrilling and glamourous Hollywood series from million copy bestselling author Shari Low and TV's Ross King.

A searingly page-turning, totally gripping, rollercoaster of a read that will appeal to readers of PJ Tracy and Harlan Coben (and anyone who loves '24' and the 'CSI' series).

This ebook collection contains the following works of Agatha Christie:The Mysterious Affair At StylesThe Secret AdversaryThe Murder On The LinksThe Man in the Brown SuitThe Secret of ChimneysThe Murder of Roger AckroydThe Jewel Robbery at the Grand MetropolitanThe Disappearance of Mr.

Robinson Crusoe es una de las obras más famosas del célebre escritor inglés Daniel Defoe, publicada en 1719 y considerada la primera novela inglesa.

The work that inspired the new series with David Tennant (Good Omens, Doctor Who) available for streaming on PBS.

This ebook collection contains the following works of Agatha Christie:The Mysterious Affair At StylesThe Secret AdversaryThe Murder On The LinksThe Man in the Brown SuitThe Secret of ChimneysThe Murder of Roger AckroydThe Jewel Robbery at the Grand MetropolitanThe Disappearance of Mr.

Anthologie contenant : A Royal Prisoner par Marcel AllainThe Thames Valley Catastrophe par Grant AllenMr Standfast par John BuchanGreenmantle par John BuchanThe Island of Sheep par John BuchanThe Three Hostages par John BuchanThe Thirty-Nine Steps par John BuchanThe Efficiency Expert par Edgar Rice BurroughsThe Man Who Was Thursday: a Nightmare par Gilbert Keith ChestertonThe Riddle of the Sands par Erskine ChildersThe Woman in White par Wilkie CollinsThe Rome Express par Arthur GriffithsLysbeth par Henry Rider HaggardDesperate Remedies par Thomas HardyRupert of Hentzau par Anthony HopeThe Prisoner of Zenda par Anthony HopeThe Apartment Next Door par William Andrew JohnstonThe Film of Fear par Frederic Arnold KummerThe Green God par Frederic Arnold KummerThe Czar's Spy par William Le QueuxThe Pit: A Story of Chicago par Frank NorrisThe Double Traitor par Edward Phillips OppenheimThe Evil Shepherd par Edward Phillips OppenheimThe Kingdom of the Blind par Edward Phillips OppenheimThe After House par Mary Roberts RinehartThe International Spy par Allen UpwardThe Bandbox par Louis Joseph VanceFour Just Men par Edgar WallaceThe Dust of Death: The Story of the Great Plague of the Twentieth Century par Fred Merrick WhiteThe River of Death: A Tale of London In Peril par Fred Merrick White

Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBE (nee Miller; 15 September 1890 - 12 January 1976) was an English writer known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.

This ebook collection contains the following works of Agatha Christie:The Mysterious Affair At StylesThe Secret AdversaryThe Murder On The LinksThe Man in the Brown SuitThe Secret of ChimneysThe Murder of Roger AckroydThe Jewel Robbery at the Grand MetropolitanThe Disappearance of Mr.