"Does the neo-noir genre continue to follow the representations of the classic film noir genre, with particular reference to ‘Sin City’ (2005)"


Sunday, 25 November 2007

Genre Theorists

Douglas Pye (1975)

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Generic consistency allows for the shorthand of conventions and stereotypes but also for the interplay between confirmed expectations and novelty

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Andrew Taylor (1986)

"Genre is what we collectively believe it to be"


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