Neo-feminist cinema : girly films, chick flicks and consumer culture / Hilary Radner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Radner, Hilary, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Feminism and motion pictures.

Motion pictures for women--United States.

Motion pictures for women.

Women in motion pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (442 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

What lies behind current feminist discontent with contemporary cinema? Through a combination of cultural and industry analysis, Hilary Radner's Neo-Feminist Cinema: Girly Films, Chick Flicks and Consumer Culture shows how the needs of conglomerate Hollywood have encouraged an emphasis on consumer culture within films made for women. By exploring a number of representative ""girly films,"" including Pretty Woman, Legally Blonde, Maid in Manhattan, The Devil Wears Prada, and Sex and the City: The Movie, Radner proposes that rather than being ""post-feminist,"

Contents:

Contents; Figures; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1 Neo-Feminism and the Rise of the Single Girl; Chapter 2 Pretty Woman (1990) and the Girly Film; Chapter 3 Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997); Chapter 4 Legally Blonde (2001); Chapter 5 Jennifer Lopez; Chapter 6 Maid in Manhattan (2002); Chapter 7 Hit Movies for "Femmes" Chick Flicks and Chick Lit; Indie Films for the Female Demo: My Big Fat Greek Wedding (Joel Zwick, 2002) and Mamma Mia! (Phyllida Lloyd, 2008); Chapter 8 The Devil Wears Prada (2006); Chapter 9 Sex and the City: The Movie (2008)

Chapter 10 Something's Gotta Give (2003)Conclusion; Notes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-136-99599-4

1-136-99600-1

1-283-04494-3

9786613044945

0-203-85521-3

9780203855218

OCLC:

707259080