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Description:From the American underground film to the blockbuster superhero, this authoritative collection of introductory and specialized readings explores the core issues and developments in American cinematic history during the second half of the twentieth-century through the present day. Considers essential subjects that have shaped the American film industry--from the impact of television and CGI to the rise of independent and underground film; from the impact of the civil rights, feminist and LGBT movements to that of 9/11. Features a student-friendly structure dividing coverage into the periods 1960-1975, 1976-1990, and 1991 to the present day, each of which opens with an historical overview Brings together a rich and varied selection of contributions by established film scholars, combining broad historical, social, and political contexts with detailed analysis of individual films, including "Midnight Cowboy," " Nashville, Cat Ballou," "Chicago," " Back to the Future," "Killer of Sheep," "Daughters of the Dust, Nothing But a Man," "Ali," " Easy Rider, The Conversation, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, " "Longtime Companion," "The Matrix, The War Tapes, "the "Batman "films, and selected avant-garde and documentary films, among many others. Additional online resources, such as sample syllabi, which include suggested readings and filmographies, for both general and specialized courses, will be available online. May be used alongside "American Film History: Selected Readings, Origins to 1960" to provide an authoritative study of American cinema from its earliest days through the new millenniumWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with American Film History: Selected Readings, 1960 to the Present. To get started finding American Film History: Selected Readings, 1960 to the Present, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: From the American underground film to the blockbuster superhero, this authoritative collection of introductory and specialized readings explores the core issues and developments in American cinematic history during the second half of the twentieth-century through the present day. Considers essential subjects that have shaped the American film industry--from the impact of television and CGI to the rise of independent and underground film; from the impact of the civil rights, feminist and LGBT movements to that of 9/11. Features a student-friendly structure dividing coverage into the periods 1960-1975, 1976-1990, and 1991 to the present day, each of which opens with an historical overview Brings together a rich and varied selection of contributions by established film scholars, combining broad historical, social, and political contexts with detailed analysis of individual films, including "Midnight Cowboy," " Nashville, Cat Ballou," "Chicago," " Back to the Future," "Killer of Sheep," "Daughters of the Dust, Nothing But a Man," "Ali," " Easy Rider, The Conversation, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, " "Longtime Companion," "The Matrix, The War Tapes, "the "Batman "films, and selected avant-garde and documentary films, among many others. Additional online resources, such as sample syllabi, which include suggested readings and filmographies, for both general and specialized courses, will be available online. May be used alongside "American Film History: Selected Readings, Origins to 1960" to provide an authoritative study of American cinema from its earliest days through the new millenniumWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with American Film History: Selected Readings, 1960 to the Present. To get started finding American Film History: Selected Readings, 1960 to the Present, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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