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. * Considers 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. * Features 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 * Brings 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
Midnight Cowboy, Nashville, Cat Ballou, Chicago, Back to the
Future, Killer of Sheep, Daughters of the Dust, Nothing But a Man,
Ali, Easy Rider, The Conversation, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre,
Longtime Companion, The Matrix, The War Tapes, the Batman films,
and selected avant-garde and documentary films, among many others.
* Additional online resources, such as sample syllabi, which
include suggested readings and filmographies, for both general and
specialized courses, will be available online. * May be used
alongside American Film History: Selected Readings, Origins to 1960
to provide an authoritative study of American cinema from its
earliest days through the new millennium
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