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Book SynopsisAmid the turbulence of political assassinations, the civil rights struggle, and antiwar protests, American society was experiencing growing affluence and profound cultural change during the 1960s. This text looks at the way in which the film industry interpreted the era.
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Contributors
Introduction
1 Hollywood Faces New Challenges
2 Changing Patterns of Production and the Arrival of the Conglomerates
3 The Runaway Audience and the Changing World of Movie Exhibition
4 The Waning Production Code and the Rise of the Ratings System
5 The Camera Eye
6 The Cutter's Room
7 Sound and Music
8 The Twilight of the Goddesses: Hollywood Actresses in the 1960s
9 Male Domination of the Hollywood Screen
10 The Establishment Judges: Academy Awards for Best Picture
11 Landmark Movies of the 196os and the Cinema of Sensation
12 The Nonfiction Film
Richard M. Barsam
13 "What Went Wrong?": The American Avant-Garde Cinema of the 196os
Walter Metz
Conclusion
Appendixes
APPENDIX 1 NUMBER OF FEATURE FILMS RELEASED BY THE SEVEN
MAJOR DISTRIBUTION COMPANIES, 1960-1968, 1970
APPENDIX 2 NUMBER AND FREQUENCY OF THEATRICAL AND MADE-FOR-TV
FEATURE FILMS ON U.S. NETWORK TELEVISION, 1961/62-1970/71
APPENDIX 3 NUMBER OF MOTION PICTURE THEATERS IN THE UNITED STATES
APPENDIX 4 CONSTRUCTION OF NEW MOTION PICTURE THEATERS
IN THE UNITED STATES, BY TYPE
APPENDIX 5 MOTION PICTURE BOX OFFICE RECEIPTS IN THE UNITED STATES
APPENDIX 6 RELEASES IN WIDESCREEN PROCESSES, 1960-1968
APPENDIX 7 ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS AND WINNERS (IN BOLD) FOR
BEST PICTURE, 1960-1969
APPENDIX 8 SELECTED AMERICAN AVANT-GARDE FILMS OF THE SIXTIES, BY YEAR
Notes
Bibliography
Picture Sources
General Index
Index of Films
