Donovan, Barna William,  1970- <br/><br/>
Blood, guns, and testosterone :  action films, audiences, and a thirst for violence / 
Barna William Donovan. 
 - Lanham :  Scarecrow Press,  2010. 
 - xx, 259 p. ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: Violence and much more -- The controversies, the crisis, and the films. The history of a modern crisis -- The audience matters -- The modern American action film -- The audience. The need for speed : the appeal of fast-paced story telling -- Mirror image : finding a personal, social, and moral identity in the action film -- Man talk : managing the modern male identity (crisis) in the genre -- The opposition : men with a challenge--managing a well-deserved "crisis" -- What women want : women talk about modern masculinity in the action film -- Bloody fun : the appeal of watching violence -- Conclusions: I'll be back? The future of action and masculinity in popular culture. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780810872622 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0810872625 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2009027871 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Action and adventure films--History and criticism.<br/>Violence in motion pictures.<br/>Masculinity in motion pictures.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>PN1995.9.A3  / D68 2010 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>791.43/655