{"product_id":"american-cinema-of-the-1960s-themes-and-variations-paperback-softback-9780813542195","title":"American Cinema of the 1960s; Themes and Variations (Paperback \/ softback) 9780813542195","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAmerican Cinema of the 1960s\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThemes and Variations\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eBarry Keith Grant (Edited by), Murray Pomerance (Contributions by), James Morrison (Contributions by), Anna Everett (Contributions by), Joe McElhaney (Contributions by), Leslie Abramson (Contributions by), David Desser (Contributions by), Harry Benshoff (Contributions by), Christopher Sharrett (Contributions by), Eric Schaefer (Contributions by), Christie Milliken (Contributions by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780813542195\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 11 February 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e296 pages, 33\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.9 x 2.3 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“There is nothing like this series. Screen Decades firmly situates American cinema in the realms of material culture, popular culture, cultural narrative, reception analysis, and industrial history.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e (American Quarterly) \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“There is nothing like this series. Screen Decades firmly situates American cinema in the realms of material culture, popular culture, cultural narrative, reception analysis, and industrial history.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e (American Quarterly)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThe profound cultural and political changes of the 1960s brought the United States closer to social revolution than at any other time in the twentieth century. The country fragmented as various challenges to state power were met with increasing and violent resistance. The Cold War heated up and the Vietnam War divided Americans. Civil rights, women's liberation, and gay rights further emerged as significant social issues. Free love was celebrated even as the decade was marked by assassinations, mass murders, and social unrest. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the same time, American cinema underwent radical change as well. The studio system crumbled, and the Production Code was replaced by a new ratings system. Among the challenges faced by the film industry was the dawning shift in theatrical exhibition from urban centers to surburban multiplexes, an increase in runaway productions, the rise of independent producers, and competition from both television and foreign art films. Hollywood movies became more cynical, violent, and sexually explicit, reflecting the changing values of the time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn ten original essays, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Cinema of the 1960s\u003c\/i\u003e examines a range of films that characterized the decade, including Hollywood movies, documentaries, and independent and experimental films. Among the films discussed are \u003ci\u003eElmer Gantry\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Apartment\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWest Side Story\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Manchurian Candidate\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTo Kill a \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eMockingbird\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCape Fear\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBonnie and Clyde\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e2001: A Space Odyssey\u003c\/i\u003e, M\u003ci\u003eidnight Cowboy\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEasy Rider\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eIntroduction: movies and the 1960s \/ Barry Keith Grant\u003cbr\u003e 1960: movies and intimations of disaster and hope \/ Christopher Sharrett\u003cbr\u003e 1961: movies and civil rights \/ Anna Everett\u003cbr\u003e 1962: movies and deterioration \/ Eric Schaefer\u003cbr\u003e 1963: movies and the little soldiers of the new frontier \/ Joe McElhaney\u003cbr\u003e 1964: movies, the Great Society, and the new sensibility \/ James Morrison\u003cbr\u003e 1965: movies and the color line \/ David Desser\u003cbr\u003e 1966: movies and camp \/ Harry M. Benshoff\u003cbr\u003e 1967: movies and the specter of rebellion \/ Murray Pomerance\u003cbr\u003e 1968: movies and the failure of nostalgia \/ Leslie H. Abramson\u003cbr\u003e 1969: movies and the counterculture \/ Christie Milliken\u003cbr\u003e Select Academy Awards, 1960-1969\u003cbr\u003e Works Cited and Consulted\u003cbr\u003e Contributors\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52685359677720,"sku":"9780813542195","price":26.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/american-cinema-of-the-1960s-themes-and-variations-paperback-softback-9780813542195","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}