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Film Stars: Hollywood and Beyond
Andrew Willis
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Description for Film Stars: Hollywood and Beyond
Paperback. A collection of essays on the concept of film stardom, and the shifting definition of a 'star'. The collection ranges across contemporary stars such as Sandra Bullock, Jackie Chan and Jim Carrey, those from Hollywood's past like Clara Bow and Charlton Heston, and those from other arenas, such as Prince and Cynthia Rothrock. Editor(s): Willis, Andrew; Willis, Andy. Series Editor(s): Jancovich, Mark; Schaefer, Eric. Series: Inside Popular Film. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 218 x 17. Weight in Grams: 270.
Stars are central to the cinema experience, and this collection offers a variety of fresh and informed perspectives on this important but sometimes neglected area of film studies.This book takes as its focus film stars from the past and present, from Hollywood, its margins and beyond and analyses them through a close consideration of their films and the variety of contexts in which they worked. The book spreads the net wide, looking at past stars from Rosalind Russell and Charlton Heston to present day stars including Sandra Bullock, Jackie Chan and Jim Carrey, as well as those ... Read more
Stars are central to the cinema experience, and this collection offers a variety of fresh and informed perspectives on this important but sometimes neglected area of film studies.This book takes as its focus film stars from the past and present, from Hollywood, its margins and beyond and analyses them through a close consideration of their films and the variety of contexts in which they worked. The book spreads the net wide, looking at past stars from Rosalind Russell and Charlton Heston to present day stars including Sandra Bullock, Jackie Chan and Jim Carrey, as well as those ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Manchester University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Series
Inside Popular Film
Condition
New
Weight
269g
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Manchester, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719056451
SKU
V9780719056451
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About Andrew Willis
Andrew Willis is Lecturer in Media and Performance at the University of Salford -- .
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