ENGLISH

Hollywood from Vietnam to Reagan...and Beyond

By Robin Wood

Book information

Year
2003
ISBN
0231129661, 9780231129664, 9780231507578
LCC
PN1993.5.U6 W64 2003
Open Library ID
OL3683623M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4090579 bytes)
Edition
Rev Exp
Pages
480\412
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

This classic of film criticism, long considered invaluable for its eloquent study of a problematic period in film history, is now substantially updated and revised by the author to include chapters beyond the Reagan era and into the twenty-first century. For the new edition, Robin Wood has written a substantial new preface that explores the interesting double context within which the book can be read-that in which it was written and that in which we find ourselves today. Among the other additions to this new edition are a celebration of modern "screwball" comedies like My Best Friend's Wedding, and an analysis of '90s American and Canadian teen movies in the vein of American Pie, Can't Hardly Wait, and Rollercoaster. Also included are a chapter on Hollywood today that looks at David Fincher and Jim Jarmusch (among others) and an illuminating essay on Day of the Dead.

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