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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