Shining in shadows: movie stars of the 2000s
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Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New Brunswick, N.J. Rutgers University Press ©2012
Schriftenreihe:Star decades: American culture/American cinema
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Acknowledgments; Introduction -- Stardom in the 2000s; 1 -- Wonder Boys--Matt Damon, Johnny Depp, and Robert Downey Jr.; 2 -- Clint Eastwood and Morgan Freeman--Million-Dollar Seniors; 3 -- Jennifer Aniston and Tina Fey--Girls with Glasses; 4 -- Puerile Pillars of the Frat Pack--Jack Black, Will Ferrell, Adam Sandler, and Ben Stiller; 5 -- Javier Bardem and Benicio Del Toro--Beyond Machismo; 6 -- Philip Seymour Hoffman--Jesus of Uncool; 7 -- A Postfeminist Primer--Maggie Gyllenhaal, Hilary Swank, and Renée Zellweger; 8 -- Heath Ledger--I'm Not There
9 -- Leonardo DiCaprio and Sean Penn--Acting Authentic10 -- Kate Winslet and Cate Blanchett--The Performance Is the Star; 11 -- Brangelina--Celebrity, Credibility, andthe Composite Überstar; 12 -- George Clooney--The Issues Guy; In the Wings; Works Cited; Contributors; Index
Shining in Shadows examines a wide range of Hollywood icons from a turbulent decade for the film industry and for America itself. Perhaps reflecting our own cultural fragmentation and uncertainty, Hollywood & rsquo;s star personas sent mixed messages about Americans & rsquo; identities and ideals. With a multigenerational, international cast of stars, this collection presents a fascinating composite portrait of Hollywood stardom today
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (ix, 268 pages)
ISBN:081355148X
0813552168
128386438X
9780813551487
9780813552163
9781283864381

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