TY  - BOOK
AU  - Donovan,Barna William
TI  - Blood, guns, and testosterone: action films, audiences, and a thirst for violence 
SN  - 9780810872622 (pbk. : alk. paper)
AV  - PN1995.9.A3 D68 2010
U1  - 791.43/655 22
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Lanham
PB  - Scarecrow Press
KW  - Action and adventure films
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - Violence in motion pictures
KW  - Masculinity in motion pictures
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 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
ER  -