{"product_id":"hollywood-puzzle-films-paperback","title":"Hollywood Puzzle Films - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWarren Buckland\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eInception\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eThe Lake House\u003c\/i\u003e, moviegoers are increasingly flocking to narratologically complex puzzle films. These puzzle movies borrow techniques--like fragmented spatio-temporal reality, time loops, unstable characters with split identities or unreliable narrators--more commonly attributed to art cinema and independent films. The essays in \u003ci\u003eHollywood Puzzle Films\u003c\/i\u003e examine the appropriation of puzzle film techniques by contemporary Hollywood dramas and blockbusters through questions of narrative, time, and altered realities. Analyzing movies like \u003ci\u003eSource Code\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Butterfly Effect\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDonnie Darko\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDéjà Vu\u003c\/i\u003e, and adaptations of Philip K. Dick, contributors explore the implications of Hollywood's new movie mind games.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWarren Buckland is Reader in Film Studies at Oxford Brookes University. He is the author\/editor of nine books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Routledge Encyclopedia of Film Theory\u003c\/i\u003e (with Edward Branigan; Routledge, 2013), \u003ci\u003eFilm Theory and Contemporary Hollywood Movies\u003c\/i\u003e (Routledge, 2009), and \u003ci\u003eStudying Contemporary American Film: A Guide to Movie Analysis\u003c\/i\u003e (with Thomas Elsaesser; Bloomsbury, 2002). He also edits the \u003ci\u003eNew Review of Film and Television Studies\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 310\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 02, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42736870391871,"sku":"9780415622462","price":138.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/04594c8c80972ea7dab2f4cd359d950b.webp?v=1765148131","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/hollywood-puzzle-films-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}