Overview
"Ice hockey has featured in North American films since the early days. Hockey's sizable cinematic repertoire explores different views of the sport, including the role of aggression, the business of sports, race and gender, and the role of women in the game. This critical study focuses on hockey themes in more than 50 films and television movies from the U.S. and Canada spanning several decades. Depictions of historical games are discussed, including the 1980 ""Miracle on Ice"" and the 1972 Summit Series. National myths that inform ideas of the hockey player are examined. Production techniques that enhance hockey as on-screen spectacle are covered."
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Author: Iri Cermak
Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 17.80cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 25.40cm
Weight: 0.603kg
ISBN: 9781476666259
ISBN 10: 1476666253
Pages: 344
Publication Date: 13 February 2017
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction Why Study Hockey as a Repertoire? Hockey, Masculinity Archetypes and North American Scripts of Nationhood Cultural Archetypes and the Quandaries of Depicting Hockey in Film Approaching the Hockey Lineup in This Book 1. Critiques of Hockey as Aggressive Muscularity Bully Hockey in Canadian Film: Paperback Hero, The Last Season and Gross Misconduct Bully Hockey in Hollywood Film: Ice Castles, Love Story, The Deadliest Season and Youngblood 2. Spoofs of Aggressive Muscularity: The Pleasures of Sporting Excess The Bully-Clown in Hollywood Film: Slap Shot, Happy Gilmore, Tooth Fairy and Just Friends The Bully-Clown in Canadian Film: Score: A Hockey Musical, Goon, Keep Your Head Up, Kid: The Don Cherry Story and Wrath of Grapes: The Don Cherry Story II 3. Critiques of the Business of Hockey The System Against the Athlete: Face Off (Winter Comes Early) Hockey in Crisis: Net Worth and Sudden Death The Hockey Protagonist on the Frontier: Mystery, Alaska The Disillusioned Protagonist: No Sleep ’til Madison and Slap Shot 2: Breaking the Ice 4. Hockey and Family Entertainment Disney’s Vision of Hockey: The Mighty Ducks, D2: The Mighty Ducks, D3: The Mighty Ducks, H-E-Double Hockey Sticks and Den Brother Hockey in Canadian Family Fare: Ronnie and Julie, MVP: Most Valuable Primate, Slap Shot 3: The Junior League and Sticks and Stones 5. Hockey, Masculinity and Nationhood in Quebec Cinema Quebec and the Montreal Canadians: The Mystery of the Million Dollar Hockey Puck and The Sweater Les Boys I, II, III, IV: Hockey, Identity and Commercial Success Il était une fois les Boys: Les Boys and the Family Genre Quebec’s Hockey Icon and the Nation: Maurice Richard/The Rocket Mending Canada’s Cultural Divide: Bon Cop, Bad Cop 6. Hockey Biopics and the Nation The Memory Work of Allegiance: ABC’s Miracle on Ice and Disney’s Miracle Negotiating the Nation: Canada Russia ’72 Coaching and Honing Character: The Hounds of Notre Dame, Keep Your Head Up, Kid/Wrath of Grapes and Waking Up Wally: The Walter Gretzky Story 7. Hockey, Race and Sexuality Ethnicity and the Hockey Protagonist: The Love Guru and Breakaway/ The Speedy Singhs Sexuality and the Hockey Protagonist: Perfectly Normal, Breakfast with Scot, Grown Up Movie Star and The Sheldon Kennedy Story 8. The Women’s Game Forging a Path for Women in the Game? Hockey Night, Ice Angel, Go Figure, Chicks with Sticks, National Lampoon’s Pucked and Les Pee Wee 3D: L’hiver qui a changé ma vie 9. The Hockey Spectacle in Film The Grammar of Hockey in Film Goal-Orientation Toughness The (Lesser) Role of Goaltending The Dream and the Work Ethic The Use of Archival Footage Overview Conclusion Filmography Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
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Employing a close textual analysis of hockey film scripts and a wide range of scholarly sources that include media, film, and literature studies, The Cinema of Hockey offers itself as the first cultural analysis and history of hockey on film.... [It presents] a well-structured analysis with new research on hockey cinema and the many interpretive themes these films present to viewers. --Sport in American History; [A] major contribution. --Brian Kennedy, Pasadena City College, author of Facing Wayne Gretzky. [A] major contribution. --Brian Kennedy, Pasadena City College, author of Facing Wayne Gretzky.
Employing a close textual analysis of hockey film scripts and a wide range of scholarly sources that include media, film, and literature studies, The Cinema of Hockey offers itself as the first cultural analysis and history of hockey on film.... [It presents] a well-structured analysis with new research on hockey cinema and the many interpretive themes these films present to viewers. --Sport in American History; the first comprehensive study --Nordic Sport Science Forum; [A] major contribution. --Brian Kennedy, Pasadena City College, author of Facing Wayne Gretzky. [A] major contribution. --Brian Kennedy, Pasadena City College, author of Facing Wayne Gretzky.
[A] major contribution. --Brian Kennedy, Pasadena City College, author of <i>Facing Wayne Gretzky</i>.
Employing a close textual analysis of hockey film scripts and a wide range of scholarly sources that include media, film, and literature studies, The Cinema of Hockey offers itself as the first cultural analysis and history of hockey on film.... [It presents] a well-structured analysis with new research on hockey cinema and the many interpretive themes these films present to viewers. --Sport in American History; the first comprehensive study --Nordic Sport Science Forum; [A] major contribution. --Brian Kennedy, Pasadena City College, author of Facing Wayne Gretzky.
Employing a close textual analysis of hockey film scripts and a wide range of scholarly sources that include media, film, and literature studies, The Cinema of Hockey offers itself as the first cultural analysis and history of hockey on film.... [It presents] well-structured analysis with new research on hockey cinema and the many interpretive themes these films present to viewers. --Sport in American History; [A] major contribution. --Brian Kennedy, Pasadena City College, author of Facing Wayne Gretzky.
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Iri Cermak is a media studies researcher. Her prior work has included hockey in United States and Canadian Olympic television broadcasts and documentary film. She lives in Panama.
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