TY - BOOK ID - 102187411 TI - Thrillers PY - 1999 SN - 0521588391 0521581834 0511624417 0511823266 PB - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Thrillers (Motion pictures) KW - History and criticism. KW - Film thrillers KW - Movie thrillers KW - Psycho thrillers (Motion pictures) KW - Psychological thrillers (Motion pictures) KW - Psychothrillers (Motion pictures) KW - Suspense films KW - Thriller films KW - Thriller movies KW - Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.) KW - Motion pictures KW - Crime films UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:102187411 AB - The thriller is perhaps the most popular and widespread movie genre - and the most difficult to define. Thrillers can contain gangsters or ghosts, space helmets or fedoras. They charge our familiar world with a spirit of exotic, old-fashioned adventure. They give us pleasure by making us uncomfortable - on the edge of our seats.Thrillers provides a comprehensive treatment of this genre, from silent serials to stalker films, from Alfred Hitchcock to Quentin Tarantino, from The Great Train Robbery to L.A. Confidential. This accessible, wide-ranging volume is designed to appeal to students and general filmgoers alike, and shows how this visceral, double-faced film genre has aroused our intense sensations throughout decades of American cinema. ER -