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A consideration of Ridley Scott's visual style, thematic concerns, and his reinvigoration of such cinematic genres as science fiction, film noir, the road film, and historical epics.

Table of Contents

Introduction The Duellists Alien Blade Runner Legend Someone to Watch Over Me Black Rain Thelma and Louise 1492: Conquest of Paradise White Squall G.I. Jane Gladiator HANNIBAL Bibliography Index

About the Author

RICHARD A. SCHWARTZ is Professor of English, Fellow of the Honors College, and Director of the Film Studies Certificate Program at Florida International University. He is the author of Cold War Reference Guide, Cold War Culture, Encyclopedia of the Persian Gulf War, and Woody, From Antz to Zelig (Greenwood, 2000)