Smart Cinema, DVD Add-Ons and New Audience Pleasures [electronic resource] /
Brereton, P.author.
Examining post-1990s Indie cinema alongside more mainstream films, Brereton explores the emergence of smart independent sensibility and how films break the classic linear narratives that have defined Hollywood and its alternative 'art' cinema. The work explores how bonus features on contemporary smart films speak to new generational audiences.
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Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction to Smart Cinema; 2 Postmodernism, Parody and Smart Cinema: Case Studies of Lynch, Tarantino and Soderbergh; 3 Independent New Smart Creatives and Niche Marketing - Case Studies of Richard Linklater, Spike Jonze, Christopher Nolan and Michel Gondry; 4 Smart Cult Classics: Case Studies of Donnie Darko,American Beauty and Magnolia; 5 European Art and Smart Cinema - Case Studies of Run Lola Run, Amélie and Breaking the Waves; 6 Smart Irish Comedy - Case Studies of When Brendan Met Trudy, Intermission and In Bruges
7 Social Realism and Contemporary British Smart Cinema: Case Studies of Trainspotting, Timecode and Sexy Beast8 Smart Green/Nature Animation: Case Studies of Pixar - Wall-E, UP and Toy Story; 9 Smart Science Fiction, DVD Add-Ons and New Media Logics - A Reading of Spielberg's Minority Report, AI: Artificial Intelligence and War of the Worlds; 10 Smart Post-9/11 Narratives - From Defining Ur-Narratives Forrest Gump and Fight Club to Three Kings and United 93; 11 Conclusions and Future Research; Appendix I: Outline History of New Media DVDs; Appendix II: List of Bonus Features; Notes
BibliographySelect Filmography: Smart Film; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Examining post-1990s Indie cinema alongside more mainstream films, Brereton explores the emergence of smart independent sensibility and how films break the classic linear narratives that have defined Hollywood and its alternative 'art' cinema. The work explores how bonus features on contemporary smart films speak to new generational audiences.
Motion pictures and television.
Motion pictures—History.
Motion pictures—United States.
Animated films.
Film genres.
Motion pictures—Production and direction.
Screen Studies.
Film History.
American Cinema and TV.
Animation.
Genre.
Directing.