[.ca] Dreams and Dead Ends: The American Gangster Film (ISBN 0195142926)

'Top of the world, Ma!' The ultimate gangster/film noir book:
This is the essential gangster movie, film noir text. Scholars and enthusiasts of the film world have been waiting for this reissue for ages, and finally, it's here. Shadoian's comprehensive knowledge of film history and his academic acumen are elegantly showcased by his witty, well-turned writing, making this text indispensable in the classroom, in the personal library and on the coffee table. A must for anyone with a even passing interest in the femme fatale, the disenchanted ..., the moody canted shadows and rain-slicked streets steeped in shadows and blood. Keep this book handy by the TV/VCR/DVD player.