{"product_id":"american-cinema-of-the-2000s-themes-and-variations-screen-decades-screen-decades-american-cultureamerican-cinema-9780813552828","title":"American Cinema of the 2000s Themes and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eAmerican Cinema of the 2000s\u003c\/em\u003e, essays from ten top film scholars examine such popular series as the groundbreaking \u003cem\u003eMatrix\u003c\/em\u003e films and the gripping adventures of former CIA covert operative Jason Bourne; new, offbeat films like \u003cem\u003eJuno\u003c\/em\u003e; and the resurgence of documentaries like Michael Moore’s \u003cem\u003eFahrenheit 9\/11\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“There is nothing like this series. \u003ci\u003eScreen Decades\u003c\/i\u003e firmly situates American cinema in the realms of material culture, popular culture, cultural narrative, reception analysis, and industrial history.”\u003c\/p\u003e * American Quarterly *\u003cbr\u003e\"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“There is nothing like this series. \u003ci\u003eScreen Decades\u003c\/i\u003e firmly situates American cinema in the realms of material culture, popular culture, cultural narrative, reception analysis, and industrial history.”\u003c\/p\u003e * American Quarterly *\u003cbr\u003e\"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.\"\u003cbr\u003e * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eTimeline\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2000 Movies, Anti-Climaxes, and Disenchantments\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2001 Movies, Smart Films, and Dumb Stories\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2002 Movies and Melancholy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2003 Movies, “Shock and Awe,” and the Troubled Blockbuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2004 Movies and Spectacle in a Political Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2005 Movies, Terror, and the American Family\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2006 Movies and Crisis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2007 Movies and the Art of Living Dangerously\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2008 Movies and a Hollywood Too Big to Fail\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e2009 Movies, a Nation, and New Identities\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSelect Academy Awards, 2000–2009\u003cbr\u003eWorks Cited and Consulted\u003cbr\u003eContributors\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49527930618199,"sku":"9780813552828","price":27.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780813552828.jpg?v=1731869770","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/american-cinema-of-the-2000s-themes-and-variations-screen-decades-screen-decades-american-cultureamerican-cinema-9780813552828","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}