American Film History

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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 millennium

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"A superior balancing of the layers of U.S. cultural history, the complex contours of the American film industry, and analysis of specific movies. Featuring a range of top-notch scholars and historians, this excellent collection counterpoints the usual long-shot perspective of most film histories with close-up investigations of key issues and practices. Ideal for any serious course in American cinema histories." Timothy Corrigan, University of Pennsylvania "We encounter fresh perspectives on some extraordinary movies and the people behind them. An admirable contribution to the vital task of understanding the last fifty years of American film history." Julian Stringer, University of Nottingham "American Film History is a landmark achievement. The editors have expertly assembled an unprecedented array of estimable film scholars to produce a uniquely comprehensive, critical, lively and diversitarian history of American film since the 1960s. It is certain to be an indispensable resource for all serious students of the cinema." Jerome Christensen, University of California, Irvine
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