Bullets over Hollywood - John McCarty

From
Scarface
to
White Heat , from
The Godfather
to
The Usual Suspects , from
Once Upon a Time in America
to
Road to Perdition , gangland on the screen remains as popular as ever.In Bullets over Hollywood, film scholar John McCarty traces the history of mob flicks and reveals why the films are so beloved by Americans. As McCarty demonstrates, the themes, characters, landscapes, stories,the overall iconography,of the gangster genre have proven resilient enough to be updated, reshaped, and expanded upon to connect even with today's young audiences. Packed with fascinating behind-the-scenes anecdotes and information about real-life hoods and their cinematic alter egos, insightful analysis, and a solid historical perspective,
Bullets over Hollywood
will be the definitive book on the gangster movie for years to come.