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New Hollywood Cinema : An Introduction by Geoff King (2002, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherColumbia University Press
ISBN-100231127596
ISBN-139780231127592
eBay Product ID (ePID)2343101
Product Key Features
Number of Pages240 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameNew Hollywood Cinema : an Introduction
SubjectFilm / General
Publication Year2002
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaPerforming Arts
AuthorGeoff King
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight14.5 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? The introverted world of Travis Bickle or the action heroics of Indiana Jones, Buzz Lightyear, and Maximus the Gladiator? Innovative departures from the "classical" Hollywood style or superficial glitz, special effects, and borrowings from MTV? Wholesale change or important continuities with Hollywood's past? The answer suggested by Geoff King in New Hollywood Cinema is all of these and more. He examines New Hollywood from three main perspectives: film style, industry, and the social-historical context. Each is considered in its own right, sometimes resulting in different ways of defining New Hollywood. But one of the book's central arguments is that a combination of these approaches is needed if we are to understand the latest incarnations of the cinema that continues to dominate the global market. 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., 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
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