06 | DISASTER MOVIES The Cinema of Catastrophe Stephen Keane    order now    2nd Edition Forthcoming    special offer    3 for 2 offer study pack specials Disaster Movies: The Cinema of Catastrophe provides a comprehensive introduction to the history and development of the disaster genre. From 1950s sci-fi B-movies to high-concept 1990s millennial movies, Stephen Keane looks at the ways in which the representation of disaster and its aftermath are borne out of both contextual considerations and the increasing commercial demands of contemporary Hollywood. Through detailed analyses of such films as Airport, The Poseidon Adventure, Independence Day and Titanic, the book explores the continual reworking of this, to date, undervalued genre. Stephen Keane is Lecturer in Film at Bretton Hall College, University of Leeds, UK. 2001 144 pages 1-903364-05-1    £12.99 (pbk) view contents reviews ‘Providing detailed consideration of key movies within their social and cultural context, this concise introduction serves its purpose well and should prove a useful teaching tool.’ Nick Roddick ‘A lively and engaging account of the mayhem inflicted on the world by Hollywood.’ Geoff King, University of Brunel ‘Throughout Keane’s writing his language is never too technical or marred with excessive film jargon but is both rather accessible and challenging, and his book will work in an undergraduate Film Studies course to compare and contrast specific movies from the last three decades.’ Film and History ‘Keane’s enthusiasm does shine through … he succeeds in forging the history of disaster movies into a narrative.’ Claude Lalumiere, January Magazine ‘A valuable addition to the rather slim literature on disaster films.’ www.cinemonkey.com books of related interest Visions of the Apocalypse: Spectacles of Destruction in American Cinema The Horror Genre: From Beelzebub to Blair Witch The Western Genre: From Lordsburg to Big Whiskey Science Fiction Cinema: From Outerspace to Cyberspace Melodrama: Genre, Style, Sensibility Film Genre: From Iconography to Ideology