Cinema of simulation
Subtitle: hyperreal Hollywood in the long 1990s
By: Randy Laist
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2015
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 257
ISBN-13: 9781628920796
Subjects: Realism in motion pictures; Motion pictures; Philosophy; PERFORMING ARTS / Film & Video / History & Criticism
Description: "Drawing on the critical theories of Jean Baudrillard, Cinema of Simulation performs close readings of key films to examine cinematic visions of mutational reality"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-246) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: The Hyperreal Theme in 1990s American Cinema Chapter 1. Back to the Future as Baudrillardian Parable Chapter 2. The Alien films and Baudrillard's Phases of Simulation Chapter 3. The Hyperrealization of Arnold Schwarzenegger Chapter 4. Oliver Stone's Hyperreal Period Chapter 5. Bill Clinton Goes to the Movies Chapter 6. Tarantino's Pulp Fiction and Baudrillard's Perfect Crime Chapter 7. Recursive Self-Reflection in The Player Chapter 8. Baudrillard, The Matrix, and the "Real 1999" Chapter 9. Reality / Television: The Truman Show Chapter 10. Recombinant Reality in Jurassic Park Chapter 11. The Brad versus Tyler  in Fight Club Chapter 12. Shakespeare in the long 1990s Chapter 13. Ambiguous Origins in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace Chapter 14. Looking for the Real: Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan, and Titanic Chapter 15. That's Cryotainment! Postmortem Cinema in the Long 1990s.