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PublisherColumbia University Press

ISBN-100231127588

ISBN-139780231127585

eBay Product ID (ePID)2363570

Product Key Features

Number of Pages240 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameNew Hollywood Cinema : an Introduction

Publication Year2002

SubjectFilm / General

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaPerforming Arts

AuthorGeoff King

Series24 Frames Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Weight22.4 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2002-020088

Reviews"King has a good handle on both the commercial and the artistic aspects of cinema, which is necessary for comprehending the topic, and he states his case in an academic yet generally accessible manner." -- Booklist, "Film professor King explores how popular films of the 60's through the 90's have been affected by Hollywood's primary function as a multibillion-dollar international business." -- Variety, "[King's] discussion of the genre is one of the most reasonable to be found anywhere... recommended." -- Publishers Weekly, "Whatever your opinion of developments in American cinema over the last 30 years, you will be confirmed and challenged by King's aim of showing how these films can be approached and discussed in more than one way.... this is going to be a useful resource for student, tutor, aficionado and historian alike." -- Film Quarterly, King has a good handle on both the commercial and the artistic aspects of cinema, which is necessary for comprehending the topic, and he states his case in an academic yet generally accessible manner., Film professor King explores how popular films of the 60's through the 90's have been affected by Hollywood's primary function as a multibillion-dollar international business., Whatever your opinion of developments in American cinema over the last 30 years, you will be confirmed and challenged by King's aim of showing how these films can be approached and discussed in more than one way.... this is going to be a useful resource for student, tutor, aficionado and historian alike.

Dewey Edition21

Grade FromCollege Graduate Student

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal791.43/0973/09045

Table Of ContentIntroduction: Dimensions and Definitions of New Hollywood 1. New Hollywood, Version I: The Hollywood Renaissance 2. New Hollywood, Version I: Blockbusters and Corporate Hollywood 3. From Auteurs to Brats: Authorship in New Hollywood 4. Genre Benders 5. Star Power 6. Narrative vs. Spectacle in the Contemporary Blockbuster 7. From Big Screen to Small

SynopsisWhat is 'New Hollywood'? The 'art' cinema of the Hollywood 'Renaissance' or the corporate controlled blockbuster? This book examines New Hollywood from three main perspectives: film style, industry, and the social-historical context., King looks at the Hollywood "Renaissance" from the late 1960s to the late 1970s, industrial factors shaping the construction of the corporate blockbuster, the role of auteur directors, genre and stardom in New Hollywood, narrative and spectacle in the contemporary blockbuster, and the relationship between production for the big and small screens. Case studies considered include Taxi Driver, Godzilla , and Gladiator , tracing the roots of New Hollywood from the 1950s to the start of the twenty-first century.

LC Classification NumberPN1993.5.U6K47 2002