Dana Polan is een vooraanstaand academicus op het gebied van film- en mediastudies. Zijn werk duikt in de ingewikkelde manieren waarop film- en televisieverhalen onze kijk op de wereld vormen en complexe thema's verkennen. Polans kritische benadering onderzoekt de culturele betekenis en de theoretische fundamenten van visuele verhalen.
In this first book on The LEGO Movie, renowned film and TV scholar Dana Polan shows how, through irony, savvy self-awareness, and knowingness about the culture industry, the blockbuster animated film makes for essential cinema.
Dana Polan sets out to unlock the style and technique of Pulp Fiction. He shows how broad Tarantino's points of reference are, and analyzes the narrative accomplishment and complexity. In addition, Polan argues that macho attitudes celebrated in film are much more complex than they seem. schovat popis
Dana Polan's study of Steven Spielberg's Close Encounters of the Third Kind explores its significance within New Hollywood and science fiction. He presents the film as an allegory of the cinematic experience, examining its production history and how it challenges traditional American values while offering new perspectives on masculinity and the American Dream.
Introduction -- Engineering The great escape : from book to film (and in-between) -- Tunneling in : The great escape : style, theme, and structure -- After-lives -- Appendix : "It really happened".