{"id":4035,"date":"2015-07-10T06:38:02","date_gmt":"2015-07-10T10:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/?p=4035"},"modified":"2016-03-04T12:26:28","modified_gmt":"2016-03-04T17:26:28","slug":"our-8th-book-reel-heroes-villains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/2015\/07\/10\/our-8th-book-reel-heroes-villains\/","title":{"rendered":"Reel Heroes &amp; Villains"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/reelheroes.net\/about-our-book\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4036\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/files\/2015\/07\/ReelHVfrontcover-203x300.jpg\" alt=\"ReelHVfrontcover\" width=\"224\" height=\"331\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/files\/2015\/07\/ReelHVfrontcover-203x300.jpg 203w, https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/files\/2015\/07\/ReelHVfrontcover-693x1024.jpg 693w, https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/files\/2015\/07\/ReelHVfrontcover.jpg 1827w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a>What makes a good movie hero? Which kinds of villains are the best &#8212; or the worst?<\/p>\n<p>In <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Reel-Heroes-Villains-Experts-Critique-ebook\/dp\/B010TB0FI6\/ref=sr_1_2?s=digital-text&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1436565598&amp;sr=1-2&amp;keywords=reel+heroes\" target=\"_blank\">Reel Heroes &amp; Villains<\/a><\/em>, <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\">Scott Allison<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/greg-smith.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Greg Smith<\/a> present a new way of understanding movie heroes and villains. <strong>This book is already an Amazon Number One Best Seller<\/strong>. Inside this book you\u2019ll find:<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/files\/2015\/07\/amazon-bestseller.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-4161\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/files\/2015\/07\/amazon-bestseller.png\" alt=\"amazon-bestseller\" width=\"218\" height=\"201\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A new innovative model of heroes &amp; villains in the movies<\/li>\n<li>The key to good characters in the movies: <em>Transformation<\/em><\/li>\n<li>The <em>Eight Great Arcs <\/em>of transformations in heroes and villains<\/li>\n<li>How heroes and villains transform morally, emotionally, spiritually, mentally, and physically<\/li>\n<li>How the hero\u2019s journey differs from the villain\u2019s journey<\/li>\n<li>52 reviews of movie heroes and villains in 2014<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Reel-Heroes-Villains-Experts-Critique-ebook\/dp\/B010TB0FI6\/ref=sr_1_2?s=digital-text&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1436565598&amp;sr=1-2&amp;keywords=reel+heroes\" target=\"_blank\">Reel Heroes &amp; Villains<\/a><\/em> is scheduled for release on August 15, 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what people are saying about <em>Reel Heroes &amp; Villains<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cAllison and Smith have deftly crafted THE premier text of heroes and villains in contemporary cinema. A shiny portrait that brilliantly dissects the hero-villain dichotomy through a dense mixture of passion, knowledge, and humor to offer profound insights into the hero-villain relationship.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mycitymag.com\/braving-bullies\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jason Roy<\/a>, The Hero Construction Company<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>======<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cA daring model of heroism and villainy. Allison and Smith\u2019s analysis forever changes the way we view movie characters.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><b>&#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/daniels.du.edu\/faculty-staff\/robert-giacalone\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dr. Robert Giacalone<\/a>, Professor of Business Ethics, University of Denver<\/b><\/p>\n<p>======<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;A must-read for all fans of heroes and villains in the movies.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><b>\u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/louisville.edu\/sociology\/faculty-staff-students\/faculty-1\" target=\"_blank\">Dr. James Beggan<\/a>, Professor of Sociology, University of Louisville<\/b><\/p>\n<p>======<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Those mad geniuses, Allison and Smith, are back. Here are the secrets of the villains you love to hate, by the writers you love to read. Cinema&#8217;s worst villains are no match for Allison and Smith.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><b>&#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cafepress.com\/rjdiogenes\" target=\"_blank\">Rick Hutchins<\/a>, Author of <\/b><b><i>The RH Factor<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>=====<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cA dive into the minds of those you love to hate. Allison and Smith examine the shadowy reflection of heroism.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><b>&#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/2014\/12\/01\/dr-james-barry-the-hero-with-a-secret\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jesse Schultz<\/a>, Author of <\/b><b><i>Alfheim<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>=====<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;A revolutionary way of understanding heroes and villains in the movies. This book is Allison and Smith\u2019s tour de force.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><b>\u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/louisville.edu\/sociology\/faculty-staff-students\/faculty-1\" target=\"_blank\">Dr. James Beggan<\/a>, University of Louisville<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/files\/2015\/07\/screen-shot-2015-10-01-at-9-36-32-pm.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4163\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/files\/2015\/07\/screen-shot-2015-10-01-at-9-36-32-pm.png\" alt=\"screen-shot-2015-10-01-at-9-36-32-pm\" width=\"874\" height=\"97\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/files\/2015\/07\/screen-shot-2015-10-01-at-9-36-32-pm.png 1620w, https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/files\/2015\/07\/screen-shot-2015-10-01-at-9-36-32-pm-300x33.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/files\/2015\/07\/screen-shot-2015-10-01-at-9-36-32-pm-1024x114.png 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 874px) 100vw, 874px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What makes a good movie hero? Which kinds of villains are the best &#8212; or the worst? In Reel Heroes &amp; Villains, Scott Allison and Greg Smith present a new way of understanding movie heroes and villains. This book is already an Amazon Number One Best Seller. Inside this book you\u2019ll find: A new innovative &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/2015\/07\/10\/our-8th-book-reel-heroes-villains\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Reel Heroes &amp; Villains<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1182,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26539],"tags":[27467,27539,27537,27538,27518],"class_list":["post-4035","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-our-3rd-book-reel-heroes","tag-movie-heroes","tag-movie-villains","tag-reel-heroes","tag-reel-villains","tag-scott-allison-heroes"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phawtM-135","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4035","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1182"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4035"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4035\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4035"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4035"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/heroes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4035"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}