New American Cinema, Paperback by Lewis, Jon (EDT); Cook, David A. (CON); Cor...

by Jon Lewis

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New American Cinema, Paperback by Lewis, Jon (EDT); Cook, David A. (CON); Corrigan, Timothy (CON); Wyatt, Justin (CON), ISBN 0822321157, ISBN-13 9780822321156, Used Good Condition, Free shipping in the US This collection of essays provides the first comprehensive survey of Hollywood and independent films from the mid-sixties to the present. Deliberately eclectic and panoramic, The New American Cinema brings together thirteen leading film scholars who present a range of theoretical, critical, and historical perspectives on this rich and pivotal era in American cinema. The essays are divided into three sections: "Movies and Money," "Cinema and Culture," and "Independents and Independence." The first section focuses on the economics of the industry and analyzes the connection between the film business and the finished product. Topics include a look at the economic conditions that made the seventies auteur renaissance possible, the distribution of studio and independent films, and the recent spate of mergers and acquisitions that have come to characterize the new Hollywood. The second part of The New American Cinema deals with the political and cultural significance of war and Vietnam films (Platoon, Apocalypse Now, Born on the Fourth of July); "male rampage" films (Rambo, Lethal Weapon, Die Hard); women s psychothrillers (The Silence of the Lambs); special effects pictures (2001: A Space Odyssey, Star Wars); and historical re-presentations (Oliver Stone s JFK). The final section

• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Year: 1998
• ISBN: 9780822321156
• Condition: Good

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