Sachgebiete

Beschreibung:

119 S.; zahlr. Illustr.; 29,5 cm; fadengeh. farb. illustr. Orig.-Pappband m. OUmschl.

Bemerkung:

Gutes Ex. - Englisch. - Hollywood changed radically in the 1970s in an attempt to snatch its audience back from the grip of TV. It resorted to extremes. "The safe stereotypes in which the old Hollywood had traded were abandoned and a new realism took the movies by storm, giving a platform to political, social and sexual minorities. Where the movies had once been an escape, a panacea, they were now a confrontation." New trends developed, old ones were cast aside and, most significantly, a breed of young movie directors launched themselves and the rest of us towards the glittering world of Oscars and sci-fi blockbusters. The 1970s stand out because. . . Fewer films were being made as vehicles for established stars, though when they did appear they earned staggering salaries - Marlon Brando took home well over $4 million for just 12 days filming in Superman the Movie (1978). In the decade's burst of sci-fi hits, special effects took over from stars as the main attraction. The ultimate effect was the Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) 40-minute triumph to technology, the gigantic alien spaceship towering over and landing in mid-America. Directors took the limelight in the guise of the "movie brats", with Steven Spielberg and George Lucas making, within the space of five years, the then three biggest money spinners of all time. Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Jaws (1975). ? (Verlagstext) // INHALT : Chapter 1 --- Tombstone California --- Chapter 2 --- Law, Disorder & Other Fears --- Chapter 3 --- A Funny Sense of Humor --- Chapter 4 --- The Sounds of Music --- Chapter 5 --- The Lady is a Champ --- Chapter 6 --- The Kids with Beards. ISBN 083174524X