Jason Sperb

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Flickers of Film

Nostalgia in the Time of Digital Cinema

Rutgers University Press

Whether paying tribute to silent films in Hugo or celebrating arcade games in Wreck-It-Ralph, Hollywood suddenly seems to be experiencing a wave of intense nostalgia for outmoded technologies. Flickers of Film offers a nuanced look at the benefits and risks of this nostalgia, considering how it registers industry-wide uncertainty with the dominance of the digital, even as it ignores the people whose livelihoods have been most affected by the economic transformations of the digital era. 

  • Copyright year: 2015
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Disney's Most Notorious Film

Race, Convergence, and the Hidden Histories of Song of the South

University of Texas Press

Analyzing histories of film reception, convergence, and race relations over seven decades, this pioneering book undertakes a superb, multifaceted reading of one of Hollywood’s most notorious films, Disney’s Song of the South.

  • Copyright year: 2012
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Blossoms and Blood

Postmodern Media Culture and the Films of Paul Thomas Anderson

University of Texas Press

Drawing fascinating connections between cultural history and film authorship, Blossoms and Blood charts the development of Paul Thomas Anderson, whose films, such as Boogie Nights, Magnolia, and There Will Be Blood, offer a prescient approach to the contr

  • Copyright year: 2013
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