World Film Locations: Las Vegas
Distributed for Intellect Ltd
128 pages
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50 color plates
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6 x 9
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© 2011
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Table of Contents

Contents
Introduction
Las Vegas: City of the Imagination
David Sterritt
Map of Scenes 1–8: 1957–1980
Pack Mentality: The Vegas of the Original Ocean’s Eleven
Walter Raubicheck
Map of Scenes 9–16: 1982–1988
Electric Dreams: Lighting Up The Strip Sydney Pollack Style
Carol Cling
Map of Scenes 17–24: 1988–1995
Fear and Loathing: Las Vegas and the Cinema of American Excess
Mike King
Map of Scenes 25–32: 1995–1998
Strings Attached: Las Vegas in Science Fiction ’B’ Movies
Henri-Simon Blanc-Hoàng
Map of Scenes 33–39: 1999–2005
Dream Machine: Las Vegas as Mythical Destination
Oana Chivoiu
Map of Scenes 40–46: 2007–2010
Beyond the Strip: Life and Culture on the Outer Limits of ’Sin City’
David Dickens
Resources
Contributor Bios
Filmography
Las Vegas: City of the Imagination
David Sterritt
Map of Scenes 1–8: 1957–1980
Pack Mentality: The Vegas of the Original Ocean’s Eleven
Walter Raubicheck
Map of Scenes 9–16: 1982–1988
Electric Dreams: Lighting Up The Strip Sydney Pollack Style
Carol Cling
Map of Scenes 17–24: 1988–1995
Fear and Loathing: Las Vegas and the Cinema of American Excess
Mike King
Map of Scenes 25–32: 1995–1998
Strings Attached: Las Vegas in Science Fiction ’B’ Movies
Henri-Simon Blanc-Hoàng
Map of Scenes 33–39: 1999–2005
Dream Machine: Las Vegas as Mythical Destination
Oana Chivoiu
Map of Scenes 40–46: 2007–2010
Beyond the Strip: Life and Culture on the Outer Limits of ’Sin City’
David Dickens
Resources
Contributor Bios
Filmography
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