American Cinema of The 1980s Themes and Variations |
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| Editor:
| Prince, Stephen |
| Series title: | Screen Decades: American Culture/American Cinema Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8135-4034-4 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2007 |
| Publisher: | Rutgers University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $31.95USD $38.95 |
Book Description:
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During the 1980s, American cinema underwent enormous transformations. Blockbusters like
Raiders of the Lost Ark,
E.T., and
The Empire Strikes Back grabbed huge revenues for the studios. At the same time, the growth of home video led to new and creative opportunities for independent film production, resulting in many of the decade's best films. Bringing together original essays by ten respected scholars in the field,
American Cinema of the 1980s...
More Description During the 1980s, American cinema underwent enormous transformations. Blockbusters like Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T., and The Empire Strikes Back grabbed huge revenues for the studios. At the same time, the growth of home video led to new and creative opportunities for independent film production, resulting in many of the decade's best films. Bringing together original essays by ten respected scholars in the field, American Cinema of the 1980s examines the films that marked the decade, including Ordinary People, Body Heat, Blade Runner, Zelig, Platoon, Top Gun, Aliens, Blue Velvet, Robocop, Fatal Attraction, Die Hard, Batman, and sex, lies & videotape .