Challenging the common assumption that the early 1960s were a drab time for American film, this book makes the bold case that 1962 was a peak year for the movies, giving audiences a prime mix of adult, artistic, and uncompromising work from Hollywood veterans, hot young directors, and international auteurs.
Challenging the common assumption that the early 1960s were a drab time for American film, this book makes the bold case that 1962 was a peak year for the movies, giving audiences a prime mix of adult, artistic, and uncompromising work from Hollywood veterans, hot young directors, and international auteurs.
STEPHEN FARBER was president of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association from 2012-2016 and currently serves as a faculty member at UCLA, teaching film criticism. He has written for numerous publications including The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Hollywood Reporter. He has also published several books, including Outrageous Conduct: Art, Ego, and the Twilight Zone Case (1988) and Hollywood on the Couch (1993). MICHAEL MCCLELLAN is the former Senior Vice President/Head Film Buyer for Landmark Theatres and served on the board of appeals of the Classification and Ratings Administration of the MPAA. He currently co-produces a classic film series in Los Angeles. BILL CONDON won an Academy Award for his screenplay of Gods and Monsters in 1998. He received a screenwriting nomination for the Oscar-winning best picture of 2002, Chicago. His other credits as director include Kinsey, Dreamgirls, Mr. Holmes, Beauty and the Beast, and The Good Liar.
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Foreword by Bill Condon Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction 1 Overseas Explosion 2 New American Auteurs 3 Survivors: Con Men and Hollywood Honchos 4 Grande Dames and a Box-Office Queen 5 Calling Dr. Freud 6 Adapted for the Screen: Prestige and Provocation 7 Black and White to Technicolor 8 The New Frontier 9 Sexual and Social Outlaws 10 Crowning Achievement Epilogue Appendix A: Other Films of 1962 Appendix B: Accolades and Box Office for 1962 Notes Bibliography Index
Foreword by Bill Condon Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction 1 Overseas Explosion 2 New American Auteurs 3 Survivors: Con Men and Hollywood Honchos 4 Grande Dames and a Box-Office Queen 5 Calling Dr. Freud 6 Adapted for the Screen: Prestige and Provocation 7 Black and White to Technicolor 8 The New Frontier 9 Sexual and Social Outlaws 10 Crowning Achievement Epilogue Appendix A: Other Films of 1962 Appendix B: Accolades and Box Office for 1962 Notes Bibliography Index
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