| Edition |
Expanded and rev. ed. |
| Description |
xlv, 363 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Note |
Revised edition of: Hollywood from Vietnam to Reagan, 1986. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-352) and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue (2003) : our culture, our cinema : for a repoliticized criticism -- Cards on the table -- The chase : flashback, 1965 -- Smart-ass and cutie-pie : notes toward the evaluation of Altman (1975) -- The incoherent text : narrative in the 70s -- The American nightmare : horror in the 70s -- Normality and monsters : the films of Larry Cohen and George Romero -- Brian De Palma : the politics of castration -- Papering the cracks : fantasy and ideology in the Reagan era -- Horror in the 80s -- Images and women -- From buddies to lovers -- Two films by Martin Scorsese -- Two films by Michael Cimino -- Day of the dead : the woman's nightmare -- On and around My best friend's wedding -- Teens, parties, and rollercoasters : a genre of the 90s -- Hollywood today : is an oppositional cinema possible? |
| Summary |
This new edition includes all the chapters of the original work, supplemented with analysis of comedy films of the 1990s, a chapter on contemporary filmmakers, including David Fincher & Jim Jarmusch, & an essay on 'Day of the Dead' |
| Subject |
Motion pictures -- United States -- History.
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Motion pictures -- Political aspects.
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Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- History.
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Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Histoire.
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Motion pictures. (OCoLC)fst01027285
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Motion pictures -- Political aspects.
(OCoLC)fst01027353
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California -- Los Angeles -- Hollywood.
(OCoLC)fst01312041
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Film.
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USA.
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Added Author |
Wood, Robin, 1931-2009.
Hollywood from Vietnam to Reagan.
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| ISBN |
0231129661 (acid-free paper) |
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9780231129664 (acid-free paper) |
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023112967X (paper : acid-free paper) |
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9780231129671 (paper : acid-free paper) |
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