Flickers of Film : : Nostalgia in the Time of Digital Cinema / / Jason Sperb.
Whether paying tribute to silent films in Hugo and The Artist or celebrating arcade games in Tron: Legacy and Wreck-It-Ralph, Hollywood suddenly seems to be experiencing a wave of intense nostalgia for outmoded technologies. To what extent is that a sincere lament for modes of artistic production th...
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| Year of Publication: | 2015 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- PREFACE
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- Introduction: Self-Theorizing Nostalgia
- 1. I’ll (Always) Be Back: Virtual Performances; or, The Cinematic Logic of Late Capitalism
- 2. They Saw No Future: New Nostalgia Movies and Digital Exhibition
- 3. Digital Decasia: Preserving Film, Database Histories, and the Potential Value of Reflective Nostalgia
- 4. Going Home . . . for the First Time: Pixar Studios, Digital Animation, and the Limits of Reflective Nostalgia
- 5. TRON Legacies: Disney and Nostalgia Blockbusters in the Age of Transmedia Storytelling
- 6. Game (Not) Over: Video-Game Pastiche and Nostalgic Disavowals in the Postcinematic Era
- Conclusion: On Clouds and Be Kind Rewind
- Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- Index
- About the Author