Teachingmedialiteracy.com: A Web-Linked Guide to Resources and Activities

Chapter 7: Teaching film/television genres, comics/graphics, novel and popular music

[7.1] Teaching Film/Television Genres, Comics/Graphic Novels, and Popular Music

[7.2] Different Approaches to Genre Study

[7.3] Audience-based Approach

[7.4] Critical/Ideological Analysis Approach

[7.5] Film Versus Television Genres

[7.6] Resources on Different Genre Types

[7.7] [7.7] Analyzing Different Genre Types

[7.7a] Action/Adventure

[7.7b] The Western

[7.7c] Gangster/Crime

[7.7d] Detective/Film Noir

[7.7e] Comedy

[7.7f] Science Fiction/Fantasy

[7.7g] Horror/Monster

[7.7h] Suspense Thriller/Spy/Heist

[7.7i] Soap Opera

[7.7j] The Talk Show

[7.7k] Sports

[7.7l] Game Shows/
Reality TV

[7.7m] Animation

[7.7n] Comics

[7.7o] Graphic Novels

[7.7p] Music

[7.8] Music

[7.9] References

[7.10] Final Task

Chapter 7

[7.7h] Suspense Thriller/Spy/Heist

Suspense/Thriller film directories:

[7.7h.1] filmsite.org: THRILLER and SUSPENSE FILMS
[7.7h.2] IMDb.com: Best/Worst "Thriller" titles
[7.7h.3] BBC - Films: Thriller
[7.7h.4] movieweb.com
[7.7h.5] American Film Institute: 100 years of thriller films

Alfred Hitchcock sites:

[7.7h.6] Alfred Hitchcock: The Master of Suspense
[7.7h.7] Alfred Hitchcock: All about Alfred Hitchcock, bio, pictures, complete list of movies and more
[7.7h.8] IMDb.com: Alfred Hitchcock
[7.7h.9]
[7.7h.10] hitchcock.nl
[7.7h.11] The Definitive Alfred Hitchcock Resource
[7.7h.12]Images: material from Hitchcock films

The spy genre involves a similar complication in which the spy is placed in dangerous situations in which his true identity as spy may be exposed:

[7.7h.13] SPY FI Archives
[7.7h.14] Cloak and Dagger

James Bond sites:

[7.7h.15] James Bond.com
[7.7h.15]
[7.7h.17] The James Bond Films
[7.7h.18] Mr. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang! -The Premire James Bond Website
[7.7h.19] Make mine a 007 - The James Bond Films
[7.7h.20] Absolutely James Bond

[7.7h.21] About movies: The heist

[7.7h.22] Morehart, P. (2002). Charles Derry: The suspense thriller. City Beat.

[7.7h.23] Schneider, K. (1999). With violence if necessary. Journal of Popular Film and Television

[7.7h.24] Wikipedia: Spy films

[7.7h.25] Wikipedia: Thriller films

 

For further reading:

Chapman, J. (2000). Licence to thrill. New York: Columbia University Press.

Cook, K. (2003). Wake in Fright. New York: Prion Books.

Cork, J., & Scivally, B. (2002). James Bond: The legacy. New York: Harry Adams.

D’Abo, M., (2003). Bond girls are forever : The women of James Bond.New York: Harry Adams.

Derry, C. (2001). The suspense thriller: Films in the shadow of Alfred Hitchcock. New York: MacFarland.

Dougall, A. (2000). James Bond: The secret world of 007. New York: Penguin.

Frank, A. (1998). Frank's 500: The thriller film guide. New York: Batsford.

Hicks, N. (2002). Writing the thriller film: The terror within. New York: Michael Wiese Productions.

Indick, W.  (2006).  Psycho Thrillers: Cinematic Explorations of the Mysteries of the Mind.  McFarland & Company

Leigh, J., & Nickens, C. (1995). Psycho: Behind the scenes of the classic thriller. New York: Harmony Books.

McGilligan, P. (2003). Alfred Hitchcock: A life in darkness and light. New York: Regan Books.

Rubin, M. (1999). Thrillers. New York: Cambridge University Press.

Rubin, S. (2002). The complete James Bond movie encyclopedia, newly revised edition. New York: McGraw Hill.

 

 


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