Metropolis

At the dawn of the talkies, one of the most popular genres was the gangster film, through which the city was often portrayed as a powerful force that sent poor souls to their doom. This work considers the development of the "cyber-city" where urban exiles use their computers to re-imagine the cities of their youth as safe, and warm places.

• Author: Robert Zecker
• Publisher: Praeger
• Published: 2008
• Pages: 304