Film stars by Andy Willis

Film stars by Andy Willis

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A collection of essays on the concept of film stardom, and the shifting definition of a 'star'. The collection ranges across contemporary stars such as Sandra Bullock, Jackie Chan and Jim Carrey, those from Hollywood's past like Clara Bow and Charlton Heston, and those from other arenas, such as Prince and Cynthia Rothrock. -- .

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Film stars by Andy Willis

Stars are central to the cinema experience, and this collection offers a variety of fresh and informed perspectives on this important but sometimes neglected area of film studies.This book takes as its focus film stars from the past and present, from Hollywood, its margins and beyond and analyses them through a close consideration of their films and the variety of contexts in which they worked. The book spreads the net wide, looking at past stars from Rosalind Russell and Charlton Heston to present day stars including Sandra Bullock, Jackie Chan and Jim Carrey, as well as those figures who have earnt themselves a certain film star cachet such as Prince, and the martial artist Cynthia Rothrock. The collection will be essential reading for students and lecturers of film studies, as well as to those with a general interest in the cinema. -- .
Andrew Willis is Lecturer in Media and Performance at the University of Salford
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ISBN 13 9780719056451
ISBN 10 0719056454
Title Film stars
Author Andy Willis
Series Inside Popular Film
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Manchester University Press
Year published 2004-04-22
Number of pages 208
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