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Informationen zum Autor Paul Monaco is Professor of Cinema/Video at Montana State University! Bozeman. Among his books are Understanding Society! Culture! and Television (1998) and Ribbons in Time: Movies and Society since 1945 (1987). He has twice received Fulbright fellowships to Germany. Klappentext "I think this is a fine volume! one that maintains the high quality of other volumes in the series while making major contributions in its own right?a strong! well-argued and well-structured study."-Dana Polan! University of Southern California "Monaco is especially good at explaining economic and technical trends during the decade. He clearly and succinctly charts the major changes in modes of film exhibition! and he provides helpful accounts of new developments in cameras! lenses! color stock! sound recording! etc.! in all cases showing how such things influenced film style. One feature of his book I particularly liked is the detailed attention he gives to the major stars of the decade! and to the groundbreaking directors and films."-James Naremore! author of More than Night: Film Noir in Its Contexts Zusammenfassung Amid 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments 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...
