Darkness in the bliss-out : a reconsideration of the films of Steven Spielberg / by Kendrick, James, 1974-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Steven Spielberg and the politics of bliss -- I didn't want to see this: weekend America and its discontents in Close encounters of the third kind, E.T., and Poltergeist -- Americans fighting Americans: incoherence and animal comedy in 1941 -- What exactly are we applauding? …”

Hollywood bloodshed : violence in 1980s American cinema / by Kendrick, James, 1974-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: The mainstreaming of Hollywood screen violence -- A bloody Renaissance: screen violence and the rise of the new Hollywood auteurs -- Retreating from the world of revolution: controversies over screen violence at the dawn of the Reagan era -- Pure action, packaged violence: the role of the action film in 1980s Hollywood -- Fighting outward, looking inward: violence in the 1980s Vietnam film -- Disavowing horror: independent production, fandom, and the fetishizing of makeup special effects -- Children in danger: screen violence, Steven Spielberg, and the PG-13 rating -- Conclusion: Fashioning a new screen violence from the old in the 1990s.…”
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Hollywood bloodshed : violence in 1980s American cinema / by Kendrick, James, 1974-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: The mainstreaming of Hollywood screen violence -- A bloody Renaissance: screen violence and the rise of the new Hollywood auteurs -- Retreating from the world of revolution: controversies over screen violence at the dawn of the Reagan era -- Pure action, packaged violence: the role of the action film in 1980s Hollywood -- Fighting outward, looking inward: violence in the 1980s Vietnam film -- Disavowing horror: independent production, fandom, and the fetishizing of makeup special effects -- Children in danger: screen violence, Steven Spielberg, and the PG-13 rating -- Conclusion: Fashioning a new screen violence from the old in the 1990s.…”
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