American Cinema and Hollywood: Critical Approaches

by John Hill (Editor), Richard Dyer (Editor), Pamela Church Gibson (Editor)

American Cinema and Hollywood provides a clear and authoritative guide to one of the most important areas of film study. Comprehensive and up-to-date, it looks at the history of American cinema, the emergence of the studio system, the key characteristics of Hollywood films, and Hollywood's relationship with both American society and the world beyond. A team of international experts explains the key concepts and arguments involved in the study of Hollywood while selected "readings" show how different critical perspectives apply to individual films. The volume is enhanced by illustrations throughout and learning aids such as chapter summaries and guides to further reading. Ideal for courses in film and media studies, American Cinema and Hollywood is also essential reading for anyone interested in American cinema.

160 pages, Paperback

First published February 17, 2000

Reviews

[Tales of a Book Hoarder · Rating 2 out of 5]

This. Was. A. Slog. I think it took me six weeks to read it. This is one of those required college textbooks that you never actually used for school, but I was an unrealized film major and loved the film classes I did get to take, so I kept it thinking I would get around to reading it one day. Turns out, it's not a critique of films. It's more of a reference guide: It's a collection of critical essays about film critical theories, without a lot of concrete examples. And I was either not cerebral enough or not Marxist enough to connect with the material. But now it's done.

[Skye · Rating 1 out of 5]

Ud think a non fiction book once in a while would give u some additional knowledge. It does but can't say the same ab this one...wtf even happened