Dana Polan est un éminent spécialiste des études cinématographiques et médiatiques. Son travail explore les manières complexes dont les récits cinématographiques et télévisuels façonnent notre compréhension du monde et abordent des thèmes complexes. L'approche critique de Polan examine la signification culturelle et les fondements théoriques de la narration visuelle.
In this first book on The LEGO Movie, renowned film and TV scholar Dana Polan shows how, through irony, savvy self-awareness, and knowingness about the culture industry, the blockbuster animated film makes for essential cinema.
Dana Polan sets out to unlock the style and technique of Pulp Fiction. He shows how broad Tarantino's points of reference are, and analyzes the narrative accomplishment and complexity. In addition, Polan argues that macho attitudes celebrated in film are much more complex than they seem. schovat popis
Dana Polan's study of Steven Spielberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind explores its significance within New Hollywood and science fiction. He presents the film as an allegory of the cinematic experience, examining its production history and how it challenges traditional American values while offering new perspectives on masculinity and the American Dream.
Introduction -- Engineering The great escape : from book to film (and in-between) -- Tunneling in : The great escape : style, theme, and structure -- After-lives -- Appendix : "It really happened".