Stars in our eyes : the star phenomenon in the contemporary era / edited by Angela Ndalianis and Charlotte Henry.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ndalianis, Angela, 1960-

Henry, Charlotte, 1970-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion picture actors and actresses.

Celebrities.

Physical Description:

xvii, 185 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2002.

Contents:

Part I Individual Case Studies 1

1. The Misleading Man: Dennis Hopper / Adrian Martin 3

2. The Replicator: Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as the Great Meme-Machine / Louise Krasniewicz, Michael Blitz 21

3. Choosing Silence: Robert De Niro and the Celebrity Interview / Greg M. Smith 45

Part II The Cultural Impact of Star Images 59

4. The Keanu Effect

Stardom and the Landscape of the Acting Body: Los Angeles/Hollywood as Sight/Site / Carmel Giarratana 61

5. More Sign Than Star: Diana, Death, and the Internet / Michael Punt 85

6. Virtually Touching the Stars

from the Moon to Heaven's Gate and Beyond / Leonie Cooper 103

Part III Directors and Characters as Stars 127

7. The Auteur as Star: Violence and Utopia in the Films of Sam Peckinpah / Gabrielle Murray 129

8. Birth of a Hero: Rocky, Stallone, and Mythical Creation / Rikke Schubart 149

9. Digital Stars in Our Eyes / Angela Ndalianis 165.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0275974804

OCLC:

47746352