| Lost Illusions: American Cinema in the Shadow of Watergate and Vietnam, 1970-1979 Volume 9 Contributor(s): Cook, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0520232658 ISBN-13: 9780520232655 Publisher: University of California Press OUR PRICE: $48.46 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2002 Annotation: "David Cook's "Lost Illusions "is an excellent account of Hollywood in the 1970s--a decade of social upheaval around the world and major transformation in the U.S. movie industry. . . . His book overflows with useful data, and his lucid account of mainstream entertainment is nicely supplemented by the special chapters by other scholars: Douglas Gomery on exhibition, William Rothman on documentaries, and Robin Blaetz on the avant-garde."--James O. Naremore, author of "More than Night: Film Noir in Its Contexts"
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism |
| Dewey: 791.430 |
| LCCN: 2001053490 |
| Series: History of the American Cinema |
| Physical Information: 1.27" H x 7.36" W x 9.56" (2.72 lbs) 717 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1970's |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The American film industry transformed itself during the 1970s: a new order emerged out of the chaos of the former studio system. A new rating system freed directors to explore serious subjects but allowed for the expansion of exploitation films as well. So while unprecedented social and political commentary emanated from the film-school-trained "New Hollywood" auteurs, the bigger change was the major studios' embrace of sensationalist content, mass advertising, and saturation booking. The methods of fringe exploitation producers became the norm. Some of the films discussed in this book include: Five Easy Pieces, Chinatown, Carnal Knowledge, Straw Dogs, A Clockwork Orange, Mean Streets, The Conversation, Nashville, Shampoo, Taxi Driver, and Apocalypse Now. |