New Constellations : : Movie Stars of the 1960s / / ed. by Pamela Robertson Wojcik.

American culture changed radically over the course of the 1960s, and the culture of Hollywood was no exception. The film industry began the decade confidently churning out epic spectacles and lavish musicals, but became flummoxed as new aesthetics and modes of production emerged, and low-budget yout...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Rutgers University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
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Place / Publishing House:New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [2012]
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Year of Publication:2012
Language:English
Series:Star Decades: American Culture/American
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Physical Description:1 online resource (288 p.) :; 46 photographs
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Summary:American culture changed radically over the course of the 1960s, and the culture of Hollywood was no exception. The film industry began the decade confidently churning out epic spectacles and lavish musicals, but became flummoxed as new aesthetics and modes of production emerged, and low-budget youth pictures like Easy Rider became commercial hits. New Constellations: Movie Stars of the 1960s tells the story of the final glory days of the studio system and changing conceptions of stardom, considering such Hollywood icons as Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Newman alongside such hallmarks of youth culture as Mia Farrow and Dustin Hoffman. Others, like Sidney Poitier and Peter Sellers, took advantage of the developing independent and international film markets to craft truly groundbreaking screen personae. And some were simply "famous for being famous," with celebrities like Zsa Zsa Gabor and Edie Sedgwick paving the way for today's reality stars.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9780813552293
9783110688610
DOI:10.36019/9780813552293
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Pamela Robertson Wojcik.