Mckenna Richard - We Are The Mutants The Battle For Hollywood From Rosemary's Baby To Lethal Weapon - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: An offbeat odyssey through the most daring and disruptive phase of American cinema since the advent of sound during the most transformative and tumultuous period of American history since the Civil War. We Are the Mutants is a critical reassessment of what is arguably the most discussed and beloved stretch of movies in Hollywood history. Documenting the period between the arrival of US combat troops in Vietnam and the end of President Ronald Reagan's second term the book forgoes the usual and restrictive exemplars of auteur cinema and instead focuses on an eclectic selection of films and genres horror documentary disaster vigilante action neo - noir post - apocalyptic sci - fi to track this period's tumultuous transformation in American life culture and politics. By exploring cult classics like The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and Escape from New York as well as studio blockbusters like The Exorcist and Fatal Attraction We Are the Mutants rewrites the history of modern American cinema and in doing so the history of America itself.
Title: We Are The Mutants The Battle For Hollywood From Rosemary's Baby To Lethal Weapon
Author(s): Mckenna Richard
Publisher: Watkins Media Limited
Barcode: 9781914420733
Pages: 280 Pages
Publication Date: 10/11/2022
Category: Media Studies