The City in American Cinema - Film and Postindustrial Culture (Hardcover)

How has American cinema engaged with the rapid transformation of cities and urban culture since the 1960s? And what role have films and film industries played in shaping and mediating the "postindustrial" city? This collection argues that cinema and cities have become increasingly intertwined in the era of neoliberalism, urban branding, and accelerated gentrification. Examining a wide range of films from Hollywood blockbusters to indie cinema, it considers the complex, evolving relationship between moving image cultures and the spaces, policies, and politics of US cities from New York, Los Angeles, and Boston to Detroit, Oakland, and Baltimore. The contributors address questions of narrative, genre, and style alongside the urban contexts of production, exhibition, and reception, discussing films including The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973), Cruising (1980), Desperately Seeking Susan (1985), King of New York (1990), Inception (2010), Frances Ha (2012), Fruitvale Station (2013), Only Lovers Left Alive (2013), and Doctor Strange (2016).

General

Imprint:	Bloomsbury Academic
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2019
Editors:	Johan Andersson • Lawrence Webb
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	400
ISBN-13:	978-1-78831-318-6
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Architecture > Landscape art & architecture > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > Film theory & criticism Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Urban communities Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Human geography > General
LSN:	1-78831-318-6
Barcode:	9781788313186

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