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American Audiences on Movies and Moviegoing.

A unique perspective on half a century of American cinema -- from the audience's point of view. Tom Stempel goes beyond the comments of professional reviewers, concentrating on the opinions of ordinary people. He traces shifting trends in genre and taste, examining and questioning the power fil...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Stempel, Tom
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, 2015.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:A unique perspective on half a century of American cinema -- from the audience's point of view. Tom Stempel goes beyond the comments of professional reviewers, concentrating on the opinions of ordinary people. He traces shifting trends in genre and taste, examining and questioning the power films have in American society. Stempel blends audience response with his own observations and analyzes box office results that identify the movies people actually went to see, not just those praised by the critics. Avoiding statistical summary, he presents the results of a survey on movies and moviegoing i.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (297 pages)
ISBN:9780813149400
0813149401