Beyond the Stars: Themes and ideologies in American popular film

Beyond the Stars: Themes and ideologies in American popular film
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Publisher : Popular Press
Total Pages : 324
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ISBN-10 : 0879727012
ISBN-13 : 9780879727017
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Synopsis Beyond the Stars: Themes and ideologies in American popular film by : Paul Loukides

The third of five volumes of new scholarship on American movie conventions. The 19 essays explore cinematic representations of such material items as food, weapons, clothing, tools, technology, and art and literature. Not illustrated. No index. Paper edition (unseen), $13.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

Beyond the Stars 5

Beyond the Stars 5
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Total Pages : 301
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ISBN-10 : OCLC:816417149
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Synopsis Beyond the Stars 5 by : Paul Loukides

Beyond the Stars: Stock characters in American popular film

Beyond the Stars: Stock characters in American popular film
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Publisher : Popular Press
Total Pages : 264
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015018299001
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Synopsis Beyond the Stars: Stock characters in American popular film by : Paul Loukides

Beyond the Stars contains 20 essays on stock characters, and character conventions which neatly divide into four categories: ethnic and racial stereotyping; social classis; professions; and the idiosyncratic type. Stock figures in American movies are part of our cultural heritage; they deserve an honored place in theliterature of film and popular culture.

Beyond the Stars: Locales in American popular film

Beyond the Stars: Locales in American popular film
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Publisher : Popular Press
Total Pages : 298
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ISBN-10 : 0879725893
ISBN-13 : 9780879725891
Rating : 4/5 (93 Downloads)

Synopsis Beyond the Stars: Locales in American popular film by : Paul Loukides

One of five volumes devoted to exploring some of the peripheral aspects of American films. Essays describe the depiction of such geographical and conceptual places as Arizona and the Arabic world, such public and ritual spaces as churches and western saloons, and such private arenas and commonplace spaces as the men's room and poolsides. Not illustrated. No index. Paper edition (unseen), $18.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Beyond the Stars 3

Beyond the Stars 3
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Publisher : Popular Press
Total Pages : 260
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ISBN-10 : 0879726237
ISBN-13 : 9780879726232
Rating : 4/5 (37 Downloads)

Synopsis Beyond the Stars 3 by : Paul Loukides

The third of five volumes of new scholarship on American movie conventions. The 19 essays explore cinematic representations of such material items as food, weapons, clothing, tools, technology, and art and literature. Not illustrated. No index. Paper edition (unseen), $13.95. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Reading the Homeless

Reading the Homeless
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages : 237
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ISBN-10 : 9780313024986
ISBN-13 : 0313024987
Rating : 4/5 (86 Downloads)

Synopsis Reading the Homeless by : Eungjun Min

As one of our country's major social problems, homelessness is often in the news. The media tend to portray the homeless as drunk, stoned, crazy, or sick individuals—a portrayal that is only partly accurate and represents an obstacle to our understanding of the wider social implications of this complex issue. This edited collection examines the various ways—both verbal and visual—in which the homeless have been portrayed by the media from the 1980s to the present day. The contributors apply different frameworks, ranging from phenomenology to culture studies, to analyze the characteristics, implications, and consequences of the stories and images disseminated by the media.

Generation Multiplex

Generation Multiplex
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Publisher : University of Texas Press
Total Pages : 352
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ISBN-10 : 0292774907
ISBN-13 : 9780292774902
Rating : 4/5 (07 Downloads)

Synopsis Generation Multiplex by : Timothy Shary

When teenagers began hanging out at the mall in the early 1980s, the movies followed. Multiplex theaters offered teens a wide array of perspectives on the coming-of-age experience, as well as an escape into the alternative worlds of science fiction and horror. Youth films remained a popular and profitable genre through the 1990s, offering teens a place to reflect on their evolving identities from adolescence to adulthood while simultaneously shaping and maintaining those identities. Drawing examples from hundreds of popular and lesser-known youth-themed films, Timothy Shary here offers a comprehensive examination of the representation of teenagers in American cinema in the 1980s and 1990s. He focuses on five subgenres—school, delinquency, horror, science, and romance/sexuality—to explore how they represent teens and their concerns, how these representations change over time, and how youth movies both mirror and shape societal expectations and fears about teen identities and roles. He concludes that while some teen films continue to exploit various notions of youth sexuality and violence, most teen films of the past generation have shown an increasing diversity of adolescent experiences and have been sympathetic to the particular challenges that teens face.

New Constellations

New Constellations
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Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Total Pages : 285
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ISBN-10 : 9780813552293
ISBN-13 : 081355229X
Rating : 4/5 (93 Downloads)

Synopsis New Constellations by : Pamela Robertson Wojcik

American culture changed radically over the course of the 1960s, and the culture of Hollywood was no exception. The film industry began the decade confidently churning out epic spectacles and lavish musicals, but became flummoxed as new aesthetics and modes of production emerged, and low-budget youth pictures like Easy Rider became commercial hits. New Constellations: Movie Stars of the 1960s tells the story of the final glory days of the studio system and changing conceptions of stardom, considering such Hollywood icons as Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Newman alongside such hallmarks of youth culture as Mia Farrow and Dustin Hoffman. Others, like Sidney Poitier and Peter Sellers, took advantage of the developing independent and international film markets to craft truly groundbreaking screen personae. And some were simply “famous for being famous,” with celebrities like Zsa Zsa Gabor and Edie Sedgwick paving the way for today’s reality stars.