Books by Frank Krutnik

How is comedy related to its institutional context? Neale and Krutnik, in this wide-ranging discussion of the genre, propose that comedy always involves deviation from aesthetic and cultural conventions and norms.

Examining the diversity and cultural significance of "film noir", this study looks at such films as "The Maltese Falcon" and "Double Indemnity" in an effort to analyze the complex representation of masculinity in the "tough" thriller and pinpoint where and how gender interlinks with the genre.