The New Hollywood Historical Film: 1967-78
Author:   Tom Symmons
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2016
ISBN:  

9781137529299


Pages:   220
Publication Date:   24 June 2016
Format:   Hardback
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The New Hollywood Historical Film: 1967-78


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The New Hollywood of the late 1960s and 1970s is among the most exciting and influential periods in the history of film. This book explores how the new wave of historical films were profoundly shaped by the controversies and concerns of the present.

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Author:   Tom Symmons
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Edition:   1st ed. 2016
Dimensions:   Width: 14.80cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 21.00cm
Weight:   4.048kg
ISBN:  

9781137529299


ISBN 10:   1137529296
Pages:   220
Publication Date:   24 June 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Contents List of Figures Acknowledgements Introduction 1: The 'New Wave' and 'Old Hollywood': The Day of the Locust (1975), 'Movies about the Movies' and the Generational Divide 2: 'The Birth of Black Consciousness on the Screen'?: the African American Historical Experience, Blaxploitation, and the Production and Reception of Sounder (1972) 3: 'Having Our Cake and Eating it': The Dirty Dozen (1967), the World War II Combat Film and Vietnam 4: 'Not beautiful in the right way': Star Image, Politics and Romance in The Way We Were (1973) 5: Chapter 5: American Graffiti (1973) and Grease (1978): the 'Fifties' as Myth and Comment Conclusion Bibliography Filmography

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Tom Symmons is a film scholar and has taught film history at Queen Mary University of London, London Metropolitan University and Arcadia University (London).

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