Hollywood Film 1963-1976 by Drew Casper

Hollywood Film 1963-1976 by Drew Casper

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Hollywood 1963-1976: Years of Revolution and Reaction is a comprehensive study of one of the most tumultuous eras in American film, chronicling the collapse of the studio system, the rise of the auteur, and the birth of the blockbuster.

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Hollywood Film 1963-1976 by Drew Casper

Hollywood 1963-1976 chronicles the upheaval and innovation that took place in the American film industry during an era of pervasive cultural tumult. Exploring the many ideologies embraced by an increasingly diverse Hollywood, Casper offers a comprehensive canon, covering the period's classics as well as its brilliant but overlooked masterpieces. A broad overview and analysis of one of American film's most important and innovative periods Offers a new, more expansive take on the accepted canon of the era Includes films expressing ideologies contrary to the misremembered leftist slant Explores and fully contextualizes the dominant genres of the 60s and 70s
"I highly recommend this book to any film student or person interested in Hollywood films of the 60s and 70sThis text will definitely become a go-to reference as I continue my studies.." (Breitbart.com, 2011)

Drew Casper is the Alma and Alfred Hitchcock Chair of American Film at the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts. He is the author of Postwar Hollywood, 1946-1962 (Blackwell, 2007), Introduction to Film Reader (2007), Stanley Donen (1983), and Vincente Minnelli and the Film Musical (1977). He has contributed on many DVD commentaries for documentaries of classic and contemporary Hollywood films.

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ISBN 13 9781405188289
ISBN 10 1405188286
Title Hollywood Film 1963-1976
Author Drew Casper
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Year published 2011-03-25
Number of pages 402
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.