Hollywood from Vietnam to Reagan . . . and Beyond

This classic of film criticism, long considered invaluable for its eloquent study of a problematic period in film history, is now substantially updated and revised by the author to include chapters beyond the Reagan era and into the twenty-first century. For the new edition, Robin Wood has written a substantial new preface that explores the interesting double context within which the book can be read-that in which it was written and that in which we find ourselves today. Among the other additions to this new edition are a celebration of modern "screwball" comedies like My Best Friend's Wedding, and an analysis of '90s American and Canadian teen movies in the vein of American Pie, Can't Hardly Wait, and Rollercoaster. Also included are a chapter on Hollywood today that looks at David Fincher and Jim Jarmusch (among others) and an illuminating essay on Day of the Dead.

Author: Robin Wood
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 07/10/2003
Pages: 480
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.22lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.32w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9780231129671
ISBN10: 023112967X
BISAC Categories:
- Performing Arts | Film | History & Criticism
- Social Science | Media Studies
- History | United States | 20th Century

About the Author
Robin Wood is a founding editor of CineAction and author of Hitchcock's Films Revisited (Revised Edition, Columbia, 2002) and Sexual Politics and Narrative Film (Columbia, 1998). He is professor emeritus at York University and the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society for Cinema Studies.