New Hollywood cinema : an introduction.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

King, Geoff, 1960-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures--United States--History.

Motion pictures.

United States.

History.

Motion picture industry--United States--History.

Motion picture industry.

Physical Description:

296 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University, 2002.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Introduction: Dimensions and Definitions of New Hollywood 1

1. New Hollywood, Version I: The Hollywood Renaissance 11

2. New Hollywood, Version II: Blockbusters and Corporate Hollywood 49

3. From Auteurs to Brats: Authorship in New Hollywood 85

4. Genre Benders 116

5. Star Power 147

6. Narrative vs. Spectacle in the Contemporary Blockbuster 178

7. From Big Screen to Small 224.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [274]-284) and index.

ISBN:

0231127596

OCLC:

50689371