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Book SynopsisIn
American Cinema of the 2000s, essays from ten top film scholars examine such popular series as the groundbreaking
Matrix films and the gripping adventures of former CIA covert operative Jason Bourne; new, offbeat films like
Juno; and the resurgence of documentaries like Michael Moore’s
Fahrenheit 9/11.
Trade Review“There is nothing like this series. Screen Decades firmly situates American cinema in the realms of material culture, popular culture, cultural narrative, reception analysis, and industrial history.”
* American Quarterly *
"Corrigan offers ten essays that chronologically define the major historical events of the past decade and reveal how popular cinema can reflect cultural change. This is a thoughtful, probing look into recent history, a book that can serve as an effective primary or supplemental text for classes in media studies or interdisciplinary classes combining history, media, and social studies. Recommended."
* Choice *
“There is nothing like this series. Screen Decades firmly situates American cinema in the realms of material culture, popular culture, cultural narrative, reception analysis, and industrial history.”
* American Quarterly *
"Corrigan offers ten essays that chronologically define the major historical events of the past decade and reveal how popular cinema can reflect cultural change. This is a thoughtful, probing look into recent history, a book that can serve as an effective primary or supplemental text for classes in media studies or interdisciplinary classes combining history, media, and social studies. Recommended."
* Choice *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Timeline
Introduction
2000 Movies, Anti-Climaxes, and Disenchantments
2001 Movies, Smart Films, and Dumb Stories
2002 Movies and Melancholy
2003 Movies, “Shock and Awe,” and the Troubled Blockbuster
2004 Movies and Spectacle in a Political Year
2005 Movies, Terror, and the American Family
2006 Movies and Crisis
2007 Movies and the Art of Living Dangerously
2008 Movies and a Hollywood Too Big to Fail
2009 Movies, a Nation, and New Identities
Select Academy Awards, 2000–2009
Works Cited and Consulted
Contributors
Index
