Rewinding the '80s : cinema under the influence of music videos, action stars, and a Cold War / John Malahy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Malahy, John, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures--United States--History--20th century.

Motion pictures.

Motion picture industry--United States--History--20th century.

Motion picture industry.

Nineteen eighties.

Motion picture industry--History.

Motion pictures--History.

United States.

Physical Description:

xiii, 274 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Rewinding the 1980s

Rewinding the eighties

Rewinding the nineteen eighties

At head of title: TCM, Turner Classic Movies

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Running Press, 2025.

Summary:

"Take a trip back to your favorite video store with this in-depth journey through the highs and lows of 80s cinema and how Hollywood reflected a period of cultural change. The movies were flying blind in 1980. "New Hollywood" was over and the era of auteur-driven, personal films that had defined moviemaking since the late '60s came to a symbolic end with Heaven's Gate (1980), replaced by a new world of multiplex blockbusters supported by massive marketing campaigns. But beyond the high-school comedies and hardbody action films came a new wave of cinematic excitement -- an era defined by Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Purple Rain, When Harry Met Sally, E.T., and Top Gun, each of which are now classics for a new generation of nostalgic movie lovers. The decade saw works that uniquely captured an era of cultural and technological change, from new indie auteurs to the highs and lows of animation, an emergent LGBTQ+ cinema, the last days of the Cold War, and the explosive impact of MTV. With wit and authority, author John Malahy provides fresh insight about the films, filmmakers, and stars who illuminated each of the exciting new facets of Hollywood throughout the decade. Illustrated with more than 200 full-color photos, Rewinding the '80s is a lively, intelligent, and immersive look at an indelible moment in modern history."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: The new classic cinema

Old new Hollywood

New studio auteurs ; The animation section

The Cold War ; The action section

Teen movies ; The horror section

Music ; The documentary section

Alternative cinema.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9780762489664

0762489669

OCLC:

1495066673

Publisher Number:

90104395145

CIPO000271950