The Films of Walter Hill

Brian Brems

doi:10.5771/9781666915297

Summary

In The Films of Walter Hill: Another Time, Another Place, Brian Brems explores how, as action emerged as a full-fledged genre of cinema, Walter Hill established his position in the genre, first as a screenwriter and then as a director. Hill, Brems argues, helped merge the thematic and stylistic concerns of the Western and film noir into a new action cinema, establishing a reputation for mythic, highly-stylized storytelling driven by a relentless pace. Through analyses of Hill’s filmography, this book demonstrates his consistent use of the architecture of classical storytelling to help codify the language of the action movie. These observations are supported by extensive conversations with Walter Hill and several of his on-screen collaborators, including Lance Henriksen, Sigourney Weaver, David Patrick Kelly, James Renmar, and William Sadler. Ultimately, Brems positions Hill as a key American film artist, whose work has inspired countless imitations.

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Copyright year: 2022
ISBN-Print: 978-1-6669-1528-0
ISBN-Online: 978-1-6669-1529-7
Publisher: Lexington, Lanham
Language: English
Pages: 286
Product type: Book Titles

1. Contents No access
2. Acknowledgments No access
1. Notes No access
1. Car Chases No access
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1. The Warriors and Howard Hawks No access
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1. The Long Riders and Revisionist Westerns No access
2. Southern Comfort and War No access
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1. 48 Hrs., Its Sequel, and Roots in Genre No access
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1. A Rock ‘N’ Roll Fable No access
2. Music, Musicals, and Action Cinema No access
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1. “Let’s Box” No access
2. Generational Wealth No access
3. Looters No access
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1. The Geronimo War No access
2. Mann’s Man No access
3. Take ’Em To Wyoming No access
4. Last Men Standing No access
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1. Brute Forces No access
2. Dark Passages No access
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1. Interviews No access
Index No access Pages 269 - 284
About the Author No access Pages 285 - 286