World in Chaos Social Crisis and the Rise of Postmodern Cinema

Name: World in Chaos Social Crisis and the Rise of Postmodern Cinema
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ISBN: 9780742532892

ISBN-10: 0742532895

ISBN-13: 9780742532892

Edition: 2003

Authors: Carl Boggs, Thomas Pollard

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Through an analysis of films such as American Beauty, Blade Runner, Natural Born Killers, and Thelma and Louise, Carl Boggs and Thomas Pollard explore the historical and theoretical shift from the long era of modernity to an emergent postmodernity and examine its intersection with film culture.

Book details

List price: $33.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/25/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Preface



The new Cinematic Society



The Rise and Decline of Modernism



The Postmodern Revolt: A New Era?



The Many Faces of Postmodernism



The Postmodern Visual Style



Postmodern Cinema in a Corporate World


Conclusion: Hollywood and the Decline of Political Culture


Filmography: Selected Postmodern Films


Notes


Photo Credits


Index


About the Authors