James Morrison

Hollywood Reborn

Movie Stars of the 1970s

Edited by James Morrison; Introduction by James Morrison

Rutgers University Press

Hollywood Reborn examines this question, with contributors focusing on many of the era's key figures — noteworthy actors such as Jane Fonda, Al Pacino, Faye Dunaway, and Warren Beatty, and unexpected artists, among them Donald Sutherland, Shelley Winters, and Divine. Each essay offers new perspectives through the lens of an important star, illuminating in the process some of the most fascinating and provocative films of the decade.

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Acting for America

Movie Stars of the 1980s

Edited by Robert Eberwein; Introduction by Robert Eberwein

Rutgers University Press

Acting for America focuses on the way film icons have engaged in and defined some major issues of cultural and social concern to America during the 1980s. Scholars employing a variety of useful approaches explore how these movie stars' films speak to an increased audience awareness of advances in feminism, new ideas about masculinity, and the complex political atmosphere in the Age of Reagan. The essays demonstrate the range of these stars' contributions to such conversations in a variety of films, including blockbusters and major genres.

Copyright year: 2010

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American Cinema of the 1960s

Themes and Variations

Edited by Barry Keith Grant

Rutgers University Press

In ten original essays, American Cinema of the 1960s examines a range of films that characterized the decade, including Hollywood movies, documentaries, and independent and experimental films. Among the films discussed are Elmer Gantry, The Apartment,West Side Story, The Manchurian Candidate, To Kill a Mockingbird, Cape Fear, Bonnie and Clyde, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Midnight Cowboy, and Easy Rider.

Copyright year: 2008

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A Little Solitaire

John Frankenheimer and American Film

Edited by Murray Pomerance and R. Barton Palmer; Introduction by R. Barton Palmer

Rutgers University Press

Little Solitaire offers the only multidisciplinary critical account of Frankenheimer's oeuvre. Especially emphasized is his deep and passionate engagement with national politics and the irrepressible need of human beings to assert their rights and individuality in the face of organizations that would reduce them to silence and anonymity.

Copyright year: 2011

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Hollywood Reborn

Movie Stars of the 1970s

Edited by James Morrison; Introduction by James Morrison

Rutgers University Press

Hollywood Reborn examines this question, with contributors focusing on many of the era's key figures — noteworthy actors such as Jane Fonda, Al Pacino, Faye Dunaway, and Warren Beatty, and unexpected artists, among them Donald Sutherland, Shelley Winters, and Divine. Each essay offers new perspectives through the lens of an important star, illuminating in the process some of the most fascinating and provocative films of the decade.

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Women and New Hollywood

Gender, Creative Labor, and 1970s American Cinema

Edited by Aaron Hunter and Martha Shearer

Rutgers University Press

Women and New Hollywood revises our understanding of 1970s American film by examining the contributions that women made not only as directors, but also as screenwriters, editors, actors, producers, and critics. Considering both women working within and beyond the Hollywood film industry, this collection showcases the rich and varied cinematic products of women’s creative labor.

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