The New American Cinema
Jon Lewis (Editor), David A. Cook (Contribution by), Timothy Corrigan (Contribution by), Justin WyattBooks.org participates in affiliate programs including Bookshop.org and the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. We may earn a commission from qualifying purchases made through links on this page, at no additional cost to you.
Overview
This collection of essays provides the first comprehensive survey of Hollywood and independent films from the mid-sixties to the present. Deliberately eclectic and panoramic, The New American Cinema brings together thirteen leading film scholars who present a range of theoretical, critical, and historical perspectives on this rich and pivotal era in American cinema.Synopsis
A comprehensive, accessible volume on American film since the sixties covering a wide variety of directors, genres and changes in the industry. It will be both a bookstore standard and a college text.
Editorials
From the Publisher
"This collection is the first I know of to examine contemporary American cinema from so many viewpoints. . . . The authors provide us with new ways of understanding not just the theory and history of recent American film practices, but also the mix of government action, industrial policy, and audience desire that has played such a central role in producing the movies of the last generation."—Eric Smoodin, author of Disney Discourse: Producing the Magic Kingdom"This definitive reader-anthology is distinguished by the reputation of its contributors and the intelligence and relevance of their essays."—Dana Polan, author of Power and Paranoia: History, Narrative, and the American Cinema, 1940-1950
"Until now, there has been neither a book nor a collection that addresses recent American film with equal breadth and depth."—D. N. Rodowick, author of Gilles Deleuze’s Time Machine