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Stars: New Edition
by
Richard Dyer
Cinema's glamor has always been inseparable from star performances and star images. On its first publication in 1980, this book set new standards for critical and theoretical rigor in the field of star studies. Through the intensive examination of films, magazines, and advertising--as well as critical texts--Richard Dyer analyzes the historical, ideological, and aesth...more
Paperback, 256 pages
Published
April 26th 1998
by British Film Institute
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Richard Dyer is one of my favorite "academic" writers because his writing is simultaneously accessible and totally weird. You're guaranteed a unique perspective from him. This is no exception. This is a nontraditional look at the lives of Hollywood stars and the impact of "star culture" on our thinking.
Certainly a great reference book for those who want to have a more acadamic look into the world of "Old" Hollywood and how it stands up against the Hollywood we have today. (Which in my opinion, and Mr. Dyer appears to agree with me, pails in comparison)
as we get further intertwined with our on a large scale the book is even more applicable to everyone's lives
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