{"product_id":"9780851707174","title":"Film\/Genre","description":"\u003ch1\u003eFilm\/Genre\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRick Altman\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Film \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eFilm\/Genre\u003c\/i\u003e revises our notions of film genre and connects the roles played by industry critics and audiences in making and re-making genre. Altman reveals the conflicting stakes for which the genre game has been played and recognises that the term 'genre' has different meanings for different groups, basing his new genre theory on the uneasy competitive yet complimentary relationship among genre users and discussing a huge range of films from \u003ci\u003eThe Great Train Robbery \u003c\/i\u003eto \u003ci\u003eStar Wars \u003c\/i\u003eand from \u003ci\u003eThe Jazz Singer \u003c\/i\u003eto \u003ci\u003eThe Player\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eRick Altman\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of French and Film Studies at the University of Iowa, USA. He is the author of\u003ci\u003e The American Film Musical\u003c\/i\u003e (Indiana University Press and BFI Publishing) and the editor of \u003ci\u003eCinema\/Sound\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSound Theory\/Sound Practice\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e22 December 1998\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBritish Film Institute\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780851707174\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e246\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e19.04\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52227940810892,"sku":"9780851707174","price":40.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_ef0c66ac-bd92-4346-9bff-764f2c6d1cdc.jpg?v=1786502570","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780851707174","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}