Eric Lichtenfeld has worked in many areas of the film industry, and his articles have appeared in film publications including The Scenographer, Film Score Monthly, and Trace, the journal of the Art Directors Guild. He has contributed features and commentaries to special edition DVD releases of such films as Predator, Die Hard, and Speed, and has taught film studies at Loyola Marymount University.
"[A]n intelligent, coherent and frequently illuminating study of a
genre that has become firmly entrenched in pop culture."--Geoffrey
Berkshire, Variety
"[A]n intelligent, coherent and frequently illuminating study of a
genre that has become firmly entrenched in pop culture."--Geoffrey
Berkshire, Variety
"[A]n intelligent, coherent and frequently illuminating study of a
genre that has become firmly entrenched in pop cultureThe book
encourages the idea that, although some action films may be
'mindless, ' our reaction to them doesn't have to be."--Geoffrey
Berkshire, Variety
"Eric Lichtenfeld accomplishes the impossible, putting action films
under the microscope without robbing them of their ability to
startle and amuse us. His marriage of popcorn and the provocative
produces what can only be called a roller-coaster read."--Steven E.
de Souza, screenwriter, Die Hard
"I wish I had read this book before I started making my
films.""--Richard Donner, director, Superman: The Movie, the Lethal
Weapon films, 16 Blocks
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