Film firsts
Subtitle: the 25 movies that created contemporary American cinema
By: Ethan Alter
Publisher: Praeger
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Santa Barbara, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 271
ISBN-13: 9781440801877; 9781440801884
Subjects: Motion pictures
Description: Alter examines 25 key movies that demonstrated a significant creative, technological, or business innovation that impacted the American cinema industry at large.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-266) and index.
Table of contents: title: Jaws; title: Star wars; title: Superman: the movie; title: Star trek: the motion picture; title: Tron; title: Parting glances; title: She's gotta have it; title: The thin blue line; title: Sex, lies, and videotape; title: Blade runner: the director's cut; title: Pulp fiction; title: Showgirls; title: Toy story; title: Psycho; title: The matrix; title: The Blair witch project; title: Crouching tiger, hidden dragon; title: The lord of the rings trilogy; title: Funny ha ha; title: Bubble; title: The hurt locker; title: Avatar; title: Life in a day; title: Margaret; title: Red state; title: Conclusion: five film firsts to come.