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American Graffiti

Author : Peter Krämer
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134814054
Total Pages : 118 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (348 download)

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Download or read book American Graffiti written by Peter Krämer and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2023-03-03 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Combining a detailed film analysis with archival research and social science approaches, this book examines how American Graffiti (1973), a low-budget and star-less teen comedy by a filmmaker whose only previous feature had been a box office flop, became one of the highest grossing and most highly acclaimed films of all time in the United States, and one of the key expressions of the nostalgia wave washing over the country in the 1970s. American Graffiti: George Lucas, the New Hollywood and the Baby Boom Generation explores the origins and development of the film, its form and themes as well as its marketing, reception, audiences and impact. It does so by considering the life and career of the film’s co-writer and director George Lucas; the development and impact of the baby boom generation to which he, many of his collaborators and the vast majority of the film’s audience belonged; the transformation of the American film industry in the late 1960s and 1970s; and broader changes in American society which gave rise to an intense sense of crisis and growing pessimism across the population. This book is ideal for students, scholars and those with an interest in youth cinema, the New Hollywood and George Lucas as well as both Film and American Studies more broadly.

American Graffiti

Author : Margo Thompson
Publisher : Parkstone International
ISBN 13 : 1783107049
Total Pages : 367 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (831 download)

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Download or read book American Graffiti written by Margo Thompson and published by Parkstone International. This book was released on 2015-09-15 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first appearances of graffiti “tags” (signatures) on New York City subway trains in the early 1970s were discarded as incidents of vandalism or the rough, violent cries of the ignorant and impoverished. However, as the graffiti movement progressed and tags became more elaborate and ubiquitous, genuine artists emerged whose unique creativity and unconventional media captured the attention of the world. Featuring gallery and street works by several contributors to the graffiti scene, this book offers insight into the lives of urban artists, describes their relationship with the bourgeois art world, and discusses their artistic motivation with unprecedented sensitivity.

Recycled Culture in Contemporary Art and Film

Author : Vera Dika
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521016315
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (163 download)

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Download or read book Recycled Culture in Contemporary Art and Film written by Vera Dika and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003-06-09 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Table of contents

The Guide to United States Popular Culture

Author : Ray Broadus Browne
Publisher : Popular Press
ISBN 13 : 9780879728212
Total Pages : 1030 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (282 download)

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Download or read book The Guide to United States Popular Culture written by Ray Broadus Browne and published by Popular Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 1030 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "To understand the history and spirit of America, one must know its wars, its laws, and its presidents. To really understand it, however, one must also know its cheeseburgers, its love songs, and its lawn ornaments. The long-awaited Guide to the United States Popular Culture provides a single-volume guide to the landscape of everyday life in the United States. Scholars, students, and researchers will find in it a valuable tool with which to fill in the gaps left by traditional history. All American readers will find in it, one entry at a time, the story of their lives."--Robert Thompson, President, Popular Culture Association. "At long last popular culture may indeed be given its due within the humanities with the publication of The Guide to United States Popular Culture. With its nearly 1600 entries, it promises to be the most comprehensive single-volume source of information about popular culture. The range of subjects and diversity of opinions represented will make this an almost indispensable resource for humanities and popular culture scholars and enthusiasts alike."--Timothy E. Scheurer, President, American Culture Association "The popular culture of the United States is as free-wheeling and complex as the society it animates. To understand it, one needs assistance. Now that explanatory road map is provided in this Guide which charts the movements and people involved and provides a light at the end of the rainbow of dreams and expectations."--Marshall W. Fishwick, Past President, Popular Culture Association Features of The Guide to United States Popular Culture: 1,010 pages 1,600 entries 500 contributors Alphabetic entries Entries range from general topics (golf, film) to specific individuals, items, and events Articles are supplemented by bibliographies and cross references Comprehensive index

Classic American Graffiti

Author : Allen Walker Read
Publisher : Maledicta Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Classic American Graffiti written by Allen Walker Read and published by Maledicta Press. This book was released on 1977 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

America First

Author : Mandy Merck
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136007105
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book America First written by Mandy Merck and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-11-12 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At a time when the expanded projection of US political, military, economic and cultural power draws intensified global concern, understanding how that country understands itself seems more important than ever. This collection of new critical essays tackles this old problem in a new way, by examining some of the hundreds of US films that announce themselves as titularly 'American'. From early travelogues to contemporary comedies, national nomination has been an abiding characteristic of American motion pictures, heading the work of Porter, Guy-Blaché, DeMille, Capra, Sternberg, Vidor, Minnelli and Mankiewicz. More recently, George Lucas, Paul Schrader, John Landis and Edward James Olmos have made their own contributions to Hollywood’s Americana. What does this national branding signify? Which versions of Americanism are valorized, and which marginalized or excluded? Out of which social and historical contexts do they emerge, and for and by whom are they constructed? Edited by Mandy Merck, the collection contains detailed analyses of such films as The Vanishing American, American Madness, An American in Paris, American Graffiti, American Gigolo, American Pie and many more.

Energizing Neoliberalism

Author : Caleb Wellum
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 1421447185
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (214 download)

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Download or read book Energizing Neoliberalism written by Caleb Wellum and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2023-10-17 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book argues that the 1970s energy crisis in the United States fostered the rise of neoliberalism in the United States by cultivating speculative discourses about energy that ultimately supported free market values expressed in trade and energy policies by the early 1980s. The book's interdisciplinary approach broadens the historiography of the energy crisis to consider the concepts, meanings, affects, and practices that comprised it, providing deeper context for the policy and geopolitical concerns that other scholars explore"--

George Lucas

Author : George Lucas
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 9781578061242
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (612 download)

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Download or read book George Lucas written by George Lucas and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 1999 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A director, producer, and writer, George Lucas is the power behind "The Force." The son of a conservative small-town businessman, he grew up to become arguably the most identifiable and popular filmmaker in the history of the medium. Yet unlike his more publicly engaged contemporaries, Lucas rarely grants reporters an audience. This first book of Lucas's interviews affords fans and students of film and science fiction a rare opportunity. Editor Sally Kline collects conversations from the reticent director spanning Lucas's entire career, from the making of his first film, 1971's "THX-1138," through "American Graffiti," the triumph of the "Star Wars" trilogy, and even a 1999 interview given while awaiting the release of "Star Wars: Episode One--The Phantom Menace." In interviews from venues such as "Rolling Stone," "Playboy," and "American Film," Lucas reveals his distrust of the Hollywood establishment, his love for making movies, and his unambiguous values and how those values translate into the epic clash between good and evil created when he explores characters like Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker. Lucas revolutionized the movie industry and created the most successful film series of all time. Along with films of his close friend Steven Spielberg, Lucas's releases invented the notion of blockbuster movies. Before the end of the millennium, he could count the loyal fans of the Star Wars trilogy in the millions. Sally Kline is film critic for "The Journal" newspapers. She has worked as a film commentator on a number of Washington, D.C. radio stations and as a guest lecturer at George Washington University. A freelance writer and researcher, she has contributed to two books, including a biography of Robert F. Kennedy.

Lucas

Author : Richard Ravalli
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 1985900092
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (859 download)

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Download or read book Lucas written by Richard Ravalli and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2024-05-14 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George Lucas is an innovative and talented director, producer, and screenwriter whose prolific career spans decades. While he is best known as the creative mind behind the Star Wars franchise, Lucas first gained renown with his 1973 film American Graffiti, which received five Academy Award nominations, including Best Director and Best Picture. When Star Wars (1977) was released, the groundbreaking motion picture won six Academy Awards, became the highest grossing film at the time, and started a cultural revolution that continues to inspire generations of fans. Three decades and countless successes later, Lucas announced semiretirement in 2012 and sold his highly successful production company, Lucasfilm, to Disney. His achievements have earned him the Academy's Irving G. Thalberg Award, the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award, induction into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame and the California Hall of Fame, and a National Medal of Arts presented by President Barack Obama. Lucas: His Hollywood Legacy is the first collection to bring a sustained scholarly perspective to the iconic filmmaker and his legacy beyond the Star Wars films. Edited by Richard Ravalli, this volume analyzes Lucas's overall contribution and importance to the film industry, diving deep into his use and development of modern special effects technologies, the history of his Skywalker Ranch production facilities, and more. With clearly written and enlightening critiques by experts consulting rare collections and archival materials, this book is an original and robust project that sets the standard for historical and cultural studies of Lucas.

DieCastX Magazine

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book DieCastX Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DieCast X covers the entire spectrum of automotive diecast from customizing to collecting. it takes an insider's look at the history behind popular diecast cars and trucks, as well as how each model has helped shape the automotive industry and motor sports

American Graffiti

Author : Margo Thompson
Publisher : Parkstone International
ISBN 13 : 1783106654
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (831 download)

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Download or read book American Graffiti written by Margo Thompson and published by Parkstone International. This book was released on 2015-09-15 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Das vorliegende Buch präsentiert eine neue Analyse der Verbindungen zwischen dem Kunstgenre Graffiti und dem Werk Jean-Michel Basquiats und spricht insofern sicherlich ein breites Publikum an. Es gibt gegenwärtig nur äußerst wenige Studien zu dieser Thematik, was diese originelle Analyse umso wichtiger macht. Der Autor analysiert den vergleichbaren Hintergrund der Graffiti-Künstler und Basquiats, hebt gleichzeitig jedoch auch die Unterschiede hervor, die Basquiat internationale Berühmtheit verschafften, während der Großteil der Graffiti-Künstler anonym geblieben ist.

Roger Ebert's Four Star Reviews--1967-2007

Author : Roger Ebert
Publisher : Andrews McMeel Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780740771798
Total Pages : 948 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (717 download)

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Download or read book Roger Ebert's Four Star Reviews--1967-2007 written by Roger Ebert and published by Andrews McMeel Publishing. This book was released on 2008-02 with total page 948 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a collection of the critic's most positive film reviews of the last four decades, arranged alphabetically from "About Last Night" to "Zodiac."

Back to the Fifties

Author : Michael D. Dwyer
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199356858
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (993 download)

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Download or read book Back to the Fifties written by Michael D. Dwyer and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2015-06-10 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Hollywood studios and record companies churned out films, albums, music videos and promotional materials that sought to recapture, revise, and re-imagine the 1950s. Breaking from dominant wisdom that casts the trend as wholly defined by Ronald Reagan's politics or the rise of postmodernism, Back to the Fifties reveals how Fifties nostalgia from 1973 to 1988 was utilized by a range of audiences for diverse and often competing agendas. Films from American Graffiti to Hairspray and popular music from Sha Na Na to Michael Jackson shaped - and were shaped by - the complex social, political and cultural conditions of the Reagan Era. By closely examining the ways that "the Fifties" was remade and recalled, Back to the Fifties explores how cultural memories were fostered for a generation of teenagers trained by popular culture to rewind, record, recycle and replay.

The Francis Ford Coppola Encyclopedia

Author : James M. Welsh
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 0810876515
Total Pages : 347 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book The Francis Ford Coppola Encyclopedia written by James M. Welsh and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2010-08-27 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Francis Ford Coppola's career has spanned five decades, from low budget films he produced in the early 1960s to more personal films of recent years. Because of the tremendous popular success of The Godfather and the tremendous critical success of its sequel, Coppola is considered to be one of the best directors of all time. The entries in this encyclopedia focus on all aspects of Coppola's work—from his early days with producer Roger Corman to his films as the director of the 1970s. This extensive reference contains material on all of the films Coppola has played a role in, from screenwriter to producer to director, including such classics as Patton, The Godfather, The Conversation, The Godfather Part II, and Apocalypse Now. Each entry is followed by a bibliography of published sources, both in print and online, making The Francis Ford Coppola Encyclopedia the most comprehensive reference on this director's body of work.

The Wanderers - Killer Teens, Rebel Teens, Gang Teens and the evolution of the last Great Greaser Feature

Author : Steve Bergsman
Publisher : BearManor Media
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Wanderers - Killer Teens, Rebel Teens, Gang Teens and the evolution of the last Great Greaser Feature written by Steve Bergsman and published by BearManor Media. This book was released on with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Wanderers - Killer Teens, Rebel Teens, Gang Teens and the evolution of the last Great Greaser Feature by Steve Bergsman What in the cultural zeitgeist causes a movie to be made? Is it current affairs, a popular event or trend, a best-selling book, a genre of filmmaking or the will of a Hollywood director? In the case of the vastly entertaining cult movie, THE WANDERERS, from 1979, the answer would be all above. The setting of the movie is the Bronx, circa early in the 1960s, but the ambience is the unresolved 1950s when teen gangs frightened American urban dwellers and teenage behavior distressed parents everywhere. The popular singer Dion grew up in the Bronx during the 1950s and in 1961 he climbed the record charts with one of his biggest hits, THE WANDERER. The song struck a nerve in someone else who also grew up in 1950s Bronx, author Richard Price. He ended up writing a book called THE WANDERERS, which incorporated Dion’s song into the storyline. Years later, director Philip Kaufman, picked up the book on recommendation from his son and decided to turn it into a movie. Films about gangs and juvenile delinquency had been popular with teens since the early 1950s with The Wild One and Blackboard Jungle. By the 1970s, soon to be middle-age Americans, became wildly nostalgic for the 1950s, resulting a slew of Broadway plays, television shows and movies that mixed greasers, early rock ‘n’ roll and naïve sexual fumblings into a cultural tsunami. This book is about the times, the song, the book, the director, the genre of teen-gang films and, most definitely, the last great “greaser feature,” THE WANDERERS. As a journalist, Steve Bergsman has contributed to more than one hundred magazines, newspapers and wire services over the past four decades. As an author, he has written more than a dozen books. His most recent book was EARTH ANGELS: THE SHORT LIVES AND CONTROVERSIAL DEATHS OF THREE R&B PIONEERS.

New American Teenagers

Author : Barbara Jane Brickman
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1441176772
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (411 download)

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Download or read book New American Teenagers written by Barbara Jane Brickman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2012-03-01 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taking a closer look at teen film in the 1970s, New American Teenagers uncovers previously marginalized voices that rework the classically male, heterosexual American teenage story. While their parents' era defined the American teenager with the romantic male figure of James Dean, this generation of adolescents offers a dramatically altered picture of transformed gender dynamics, fluid and queered sexuality, and a chilling disregard for the authority of parent, or more specifically, patriarchal culture. Films like The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Halloween, and Badlands offer a reprieve from the 'straight' developmental narrative, including in the canon of study the changing definition of the American teenager. Barbara Brickman is the first to challenge the neglect of this decade in discussions of teen film by establishing the subversive potential and critical revision possible in the narratives of these new teenage voices, particularly in regards to changing notions of gender and sexuality.

The New Hollywood Historical Film

Author : Tom Symmons
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 113752930X
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (375 download)

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Download or read book The New Hollywood Historical Film written by Tom Symmons and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-06-13 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.