Description |
vii, 434 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
Series |
Directors' cuts
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Acknowledgements -- Introduction : the critical context -- 1. Close Encounters of the Third Kind : tripping the light fantastic -- 2. Duel : the descent of Mann -- 3. The Sugarland Express : a light comedy? -- 4. Jaws : searching the depths -- 5. 1941 : war on Hollywood -- 6. Raiders of the Lost Ark : lights, camera, action -- 7. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial : turn on your love light -- 8. Twilight Zone : The Movie : magic lantern man overshadowed -- 9. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom : anything goes -- 10. The Color Purple : sisters and brothers -- 11. Empire of the Sun : Shanghai showmanship -- 12. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade : cut to the chase -- 13. Always : light my fire -- 14. Hook : an awfully big Pan(a)vision adventure -- 15. Jurassic Park : another monster hit -- ch. 16. Schindler's List : darkness visible -- 17. The Lost World : Jurassic Park : more digital manipulation -- 18. Amistad : black and white in colour -- 19. Saving Private Ryan : Hollywood on war -- 20. A.I. Artificial Intelligence : eyes wide open -- 21. Minority Report : through a glass, darkly -- 22. Catch Me If You Can : captured on celluloid -- 23. The Terminal : all that jazz -- 24. War of the Worlds : rays in the mirror -- 25. Munich : bitter fruit on the olive branch -- 26. Audiences, subjectivity and pleasure -- Bibliography -- Index. |
Subject |
Spielberg, Steven, 1946- -- Criticism and interpretation.
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ISBN |
1904764886 (pbk.) |
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9781904764885 (pbk.) |
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1904764894 (hbk.) |
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9781904764892 (hbk.) |
Standard No. |
YDXCP 2427807 |
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YDXCP 2427808 |
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NLGGC 299377709 |
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NZ1 10962567 |
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AU@ 000041292771 |
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AU@ 000043577499 |
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