Mad Max Effect

Road Warriors in International Exploitation Cinema

AvJames Newton,Austin Fisher

Häftad, Engelska, 2022

Del i serien Global Exploitation Cinemas

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Beskrivning

The Mad Max Effect provides an in-depth analysis of the Mad Max series, and how it began as an inventive concoction ofa number of influences from a range of exploitation genres (including the biker movie, the revenge film, and the car chasecinema of the 1970s), to eventually inspiring a fresh cycle of international low budget ‘road warrior’ movies that appeared on home video in the 1980s.The Mad Max Effect is the first detailed academic study of the most famous and celebrated post-apocalypse film series, andexamines how a humble Australian action movie came from the cultural margins of exploitation cinema to have a profound impact on the broader media landscape.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2022-12-29
Mått:152 x 229 x 18 mm
Vikt:340 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Global Exploitation Cinemas
Antal sidor:224
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781501371097

Utforska kategorier

Media och underhållning inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap
Film inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

James Newton is Lecturer in Media Studies and Film at the University of Kent, UK. He is the author of The Anarchist Cinema (2019) and a filmmaker. He also runs the Newton Talks podcast.

Recensioner i media

The Mad Max Effect stands as an engaging exploration of perhaps the most (in)famous post-apocalyptic action film series and its enduring legacy and influence. Detailing the wider impact of the initial film series, the book addresses examples of international ‘MadMaxploitation’ cinema, 21st century Road Warrior fan productions and the enduring aesthetic influence of ‘Diesel Punk’ in contemporary media. Newton is able to navigate the tarnished steel, burnt out tyres and ignited engine oil to examine the broader contexts of national cinema and cultural identity, transnational cinematic flows, and developments in screen media technology (all of which are central to the ongoing study of global exploitation cinema).

Innehållsförteckning

AcknowledgementsIntroductionChapter One: Origins of the Road WarriorChapter Two: The Death Race LineageChapter Three: Contextualising Mad MaxChapter Four: The Politics of Mad MaxChapter Five: MadMaxploitation! Transnational Road WarriorsChapter Six: Fury Road and the Imitation of ExploitationChapter Seven: Mad Max and the metatext: Fan Engagement and Online CultureConclusion: A Few Years From NowList of FilmsReference ListIndex