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David Curcio — Smash Hit: The Sociology of the Boxing Film
David Curcio — Smash Hit: The Sociology of the Boxing Film
Since Edison’s celluloid film tests in the 1890s, boxing movies have held audiences captive. David Curcio, author of “Smash Hit,” looks at 20 films from the past 90+ years of commercial cinema to examine how and why boxing films continue to sell even though boxing as a spectator sport is in decline. His scrutiny of […]