Film stars

Hollywood and beyond
Herausgeber: Willis, Andy

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Manchester University Press
• Seitenzahl: 206
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 266g
• ISBN-13: 9780719056451
• ISBN-10: 0719056454
• Artikelnr.: 21320826

Autorenporträt

Andrew Willis is Lecturer in Media and Performance at the University of Salford

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Andy Willis 1. Clara Bow is 'It'
Cynthia Felando 2. Contesting the feminine mystique: Rosalind Russell, 'Auntie Mame' and performativity
Jane Hendler 3. 'Charlton Heston is an axiom': Spectacle and performance in the development of the blockbuster
Mark Jancovich 4. Jim Carrey: The cultural politics of dumbing down
Philip Drake 5. The rise and fall of Sandra Bullock: Notes on starmaking and female stardom in contemporary Hollywood
Peter Krämer 6. Rumble in the USA: Jackie Chan in translation
Mark Gallagher 7. Kenneth Branagh: Shakespearean film, cultural capital and star status
Nick Cox 8. 'Baby I'm a star': Towards a political economy of the actor formally known as Prince
Lisa Taylor 9. Cynthia Rothrock: From the ghetto of exploitation
Andy Willis