Las Vegas
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Sin and redemption. The ridiculous and the sublime. The carnivalesque excess of the Strip and the barrenness of the desert surrounding the city. Visited by millions of fortune seekers-and starry-eyed lovers-each year, Las Vegas is a city with as many apparent contradictions as Elvis impersonators and this complexity is reflected in the diversity of films that have been shot on location there. A copiously illustrated retrospective of Vegas's appearances on the big screen, this new volume in Intellect's World Film Locations series presents synopses of scenes from a broad selection of films-from big-budget blockbusters like Oceans Eleven to acclaimed classics Rain Man, Casino and The Godfather to cult favourites like Showgirls and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Insightful essays throughout explore a range of topics, including the Rat Pack's Las Vegas, the cinematised Strip, Las Vegas as a frequent backdrop for science fiction and the various film portrayals of iconic pop-cultural figures like Elvis and Frank Sinatra. Rounding out this information are film stills juxtaposed with photographs of the locations as they appear today.
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(2012). Las Vegas. Intellect Books Ltd.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)2012. Las Vegas. Intellect Books Ltd.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Las Vegas. Intellect Books Ltd, 2012.
MLA Citation (style guide)Las Vegas. Intellect Books Ltd, 2012.
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