{"product_id":"the-reality-effect-joel-black-9780415937214","title":"The Reality Effect: Film Culture and the Graphic Imperative","description":"It used to be only movies were on film; now the whole world is. The most intimate and most banal moments of our lives are constantly recorded for public consumption. In \u003cem\u003eThe Reality Effect, \u003c\/em\u003e Joel Black argues that the desire to make visible every aspect of our lives is an impulse derived from cinema- one that has made life both more graphic and less \"real.\" He approaches film as a documentary medium that has obscured-if not obliterated- the line between reality and fiction. To illustrate this effect, Black traces the uncanny interplay between movies and real-life events through a series of comparative analyses-from \u003cem\u003eLolita\u003c\/em\u003e and the murder of JonBenét Ramsey to \u003cem\u003eWag the Dog\u003c\/em\u003e and the Clinton scandal to \u003cem\u003eCrash\u003c\/em\u003e and Princess Diana's violent death.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joel Black\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415937213\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415937214\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/16\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.92h x 6.06w x 0.81d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2001 pg. 125\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2002 pg. 1778","brand":"Joel Black","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48086668345599,"sku":"9780415937214","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9853a4bf-d787-45d6-9d30-b8df6178545e.jpg?v=1769095917","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-reality-effect-joel-black-9780415937214","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}