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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.\u003cbr /\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders 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.\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFeatures 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\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBrings 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 \u003ci\u003eMidnight Cowboy\u003c/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Nashville, Cat Ballou\u003c/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChicago\u003c/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Back to the Future\u003c/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKiller of Sheep\u003c/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDaughters of the Dust, Nothing But a Man\u003c/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAli\u003c/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Easy Rider, The Conversation, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre,\u003c/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eLongtime Companion\u003c/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Matrix, The War Tapes, \u003c/i\u003ethe \u003ci\u003eBatman \u003c/i\u003efilms, and selected avant-garde and documentary films, among many others.\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAdditional online resources, such as sample syllabi, which include suggested readings and filmographies, for both general and specialized courses, will be available online.\u003c/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMay be used alongside \u003ci\u003eAmerican Film History: Selected Readings, Origins to 1960\u003c/i\u003e to provide an authoritative study of American cinema from its earliest days through the new millennium\u003c/li\u003e \u003c/ul\u003e |
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