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Mainstream maverick : John Hughes and New Hollywood cinema /

"Chard examines the filmmaker Hughes's career in New Hollywood cinema and explores his ability to achieve mainstream success while maintaining creative control over his films and making his name into a brand. She uses his example to question broader understandings of how New Hollywood work...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Chard, Holly (Autor)
Formato: Documento de Gobierno eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2020.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: The Making of "John Hughes"
  • 1. Building a Brand: Universal (1984-1985)
  • 2. Realities and Fantasies of Suburban Adolescence
  • 3. The Creative Producer: Paramount (1985-1987)
  • 4. Gender, Generation, and Coming-of-Age in 1980s America
  • 5. Solid Family Fare: Universal (1988-1990) and Warner Bros. (1987-1993)
  • 6. Pressures of Parenthood and Fantasies of Childhood
  • 7. Family Film Franchises: 20th Century Fox (1989-1997)
  • 8. Slapstick, Sentimentality, and the American Family
  • Conclusion: Mainstream Maverick?
  • Notes
  • Index