In 1972, The Godfather and Deep Throat were the two most popular films in the country. One, a major Hollywood studio production, the other an independently made -skin flick.- At that moment, Jon Lewis asserts, the fate of the American film industry hung in the balance.
Spanning the 20th century, Hollywood v. Hard Core weaves a gripping tale of censorship and regulation. Since the industry's infancy, film producers and distributors have publicly regarded ratings codes as a necessary evil. Hollywood regulates itself, we have been told, to prevent the government...
In 1972, The Godfather and Deep Throat were the two most popular films in the country. One, a major Hollywood studio production, the ...
Almost half a century ago, Jean-Luc Godard famously remarked, -I await the end of cinema with optimism.- Lots of us have been waiting forand wondering aboutthis prophecy ever since. The way films are made and exhibited has changed significantly. Films, some of which are not exactly -films- anymore, can now be projected in a wide variety of wayson screens in revamped high tech theaters, on big, high-resolution TVs, on little screens in minivans and laptops. But with all this new gear, all these new ways of viewing films, are we necessarily getting different, better movies?
The...
Almost half a century ago, Jean-Luc Godard famously remarked, -I await the end of cinema with optimism.- Lots of us have been waiting forand wonder...
Almost half a century ago, Jean-Luc Godard famously remarked, -I await the end of cinema with optimism.- Lots of us have been waiting forand wondering aboutthis prophecy ever since. The way films are made and exhibited has changed significantly. Films, some of which are not exactly -films- anymore, can now be projected in a wide variety of wayson screens in revamped high tech theaters, on big, high-resolution TVs, on little screens in minivans and laptops. But with all this new gear, all these new ways of viewing films, are we necessarily getting different, better movies?
The...
Almost half a century ago, Jean-Luc Godard famously remarked, -I await the end of cinema with optimism.- Lots of us have been waiting forand wonder...
This collection of essays provides the first comprehensive survey of Hollywood and independent films from the mid-sixties to the present. Deliberately eclectic and panoramic, The New American Cinema brings together thirteen leading film scholars who present a range of theoretical, critical, and historical perspectives on this rich and pivotal era in American cinema. The essays are divided into three sections: -Movies and Money, - -Cinema and Culture, - and -Independents and Independence.- The first section focuses on the economics of the industry and analyzes the connection between...
This collection of essays provides the first comprehensive survey of Hollywood and independent films from the mid-sixties to the present. Deliberately...
This major 1984 study of South African trade unionism traces the history of the South African Trades and Labour Council (TLC) from its origins in the 1920s to its demise in the early 1950s. The book focuses on South Africa's secondary industrialisation and subsequent changes in work organization. By analysing trade union structures and strategies Dr Lewis shows how divisions within the labour movement were bound up with the development of production processes and the division of labour, rather than being the inevitable outcome of racial antagonisms. The early chapters analyse the emergence of...
This major 1984 study of South African trade unionism traces the history of the South African Trades and Labour Council (TLC) from its origins in the ...
