Movies in American History: An Encyclopedia [3 volumes]
byPhilip C. DiMare is a lecturer in the departments of Humanities and Religious Studies and History at California State University, Sacramento, CA.
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This provocative three-volume encyclopedia is a valuable resource for readers seeking an understanding of how movies have both reflected and helped engender America's political, economic, and social history.
- Reviews/Endorsements
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"With its particular context, and with contributors coming from a variety of backgrounds, including history, religion, science, and politics as well as film, this resource offers an interesting angle on the study of film. Recommended for large public libraries and for college libraries supporting film and popularculture programs." - Booklist
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Table of Contents
Movies in American History: An Encyclopedia [3 volumes]
Author(s): Philip C. DiMareContributors: DiMare, Philip;Abstract:This provocative three-volume encyclopedia is a valuable resource for readers seeking an understanding of how movies have both reflected and helped engender America's political, economic, and social history.
Editor(s): DiMare, Philip;SortTitle: movies in american history: an encyclopedia [3 volumes]Author Info:Philip C. DiMareeditorPhilip C. DiMare is a lecturer in the departments of Humanities and Religious Studies and History at California State University, Sacramento, CA.
eISBN-13: 9781598842975Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781598842975.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781598842968Entry Code: MOVIEImprint: ABC-CLIOPages: 1512Publication Date: 20110617Subtitle: An EncyclopediaTable of Contents pages: 1 2 3
- Cover Cover11
- Title iii4
- Copyright iv5
- Contents v6
- Acknowledgments xvii18
- Introduction xix20
- Films 162
- Ali 364
- Alien 566
- All about Eve 768
- All Quiet on the Western Front 869
- All the King's Men 1071
- American Graffiti 1273
- American in Paris, An 1475
- Angels with Dirty Faces 1576
- Annie Hall 1879
- Apocalypse Now 1980
- Badlands 2384
- Bambi 2485
- Batman 2687
- Battleship Potemkin 2788
- Best Years of Our Lives, The 3091
- Big 3293
- Big Chill, The 3394
- Big Heat, The 3596
- Big Parade, The 3798
- Big Sleep, The 3899
- Birth of a Nation, The 41102
- Blade Runner 46107
- Blair Witch Project, The 48109
- Blue Velvet 50111
- Bond Films, The 51112
- Bonnie and Clyde 54115
- Bowling for Columbine 62123
- Boys in the Band, The 64125
- Boyz N' the Hood 65126
- Breakfast Club, The 66127
- Breaking Away 68129
- Breathless 69130
- Bridge on the River Kwai, The 71132
- Brokeback Mountain 73134
- Bulworth 75136
- Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid 76137
- Caddyshack 81142
- Carnal Knowledge 82143
- Casablanca 84145
- Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 87148
- Chinatown 89150
- Cinderella 91152
- Citizen Kane 92153
- City Lights 97158
- Cleopatra 99160
- Clockwork Orange, A 101162
- Clueless 103164
- Conversation, The 104165
- Cool Hand Luke 106167
- Crash (1996) 108169
- Crash (2004) 110171
- Crying Game, The 112173
- Dances with Wolves 115176
- Days of Wine and Roses 117178
- Dead Poets Society 118179
- Deer Hunter, The 120181
- Deliverance 124185
- Die Hard 126187
- Dirty Dancing 128189
- Dirty Harry 130191
- Do the Right Thing 132193
- Double Indemnity 134195
- Dr. Strangelove 136197
- Driving Miss Daisy 139200
- Duck Soup 141202
- E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial 145206
- East of Eden 147208
- Easy Rider 149210
- Erin Brockovich 151212
- Exorcist, The 153214
- Fahrenheit 451 159220
- Fail-Safe 160221
- Falling Down 162223
- Fargo 163224
- Fast Times at Ridgemont High 165226
- Fatal Attraction 167228
- Ferris Bueller's Day Off 169230
- Few Good Men, A 171232
- Fiddler on the Roof 174235
- Finding Nemo 175236
- Flags of Our Fathers 177238
- 400 Blows, The 180241
- Frankenstein 182243
- French Connection, The 183244
- Friday the 13th 186247
- Front, The 187248
- Full Metal Jacket 189250
- Gattaca 193254
- General, The 194255
- Gentlemen Prefer Blondes 196257
- Giant 198259
- Gladiator 199260
- Glory 201262
- Godfather Trilogy, The 203264
- Going My Way 207268
- Goldfinger 209270
- Gone with the Wind 211272
- Goodfellas 213274
- Graduate, The 215276
- Grapes of Wrath, The 217278
- Grease 219280
- Great Dictator, The 222283
- Great Escape, The 224285
- Great Train Robbery, The 226287
- Guess Who's Coming to Dinner 228289
- Halloween 231292
- Harold and Maude 233294
- Harry Potter Series, The 235296
- Heaven's Gate 240301
- High Noon 241302
- Hoop Dreams 243304
- How Green Was My Valley 246307
- In the Company of Men 249310
- In the Heat of the Night 250311
- Independence Day 252313
- Indiana Jones 254315
- Insider, The 258319
- Interiors 260321
- Intolerance 261322
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers 263324
- Iron Man 265326
- It Happened One Night 267328
- It's a Wonderful Life 270331
- Jaws 275336
- Jazz Singer, The 277338
- Jerry Maguire 279340
- JFK 280341
- Judgment at Nuremberg 282343
- Jurassic Park 284345
- Karate Kid, The 287348
- Killing Fields, The 288349
- L.A. Confidential 291352
- Land Beyond the Sunset, The 293354
- Last Picture Show, The 295356
- Lean on Me 297358
- Left Handed Gun, The 298359
- Lethal Weapon 301362
- Letters from Iwo Jima 302363
- Lion King, The 305366
- Little Big Man 307368
- Lord of the Rings, The 309370
- Lost in Translation 311372
- Love Story 313374
- Magnificent Ambersons, The 317378
- Magnificent Seven, The 318379
- Malcolm X 320381
- Maltese Falcon, The 322383
- Manchurian Candidate, The 324385
- Manhattan 326387
- Man in the Gray Flannel Suit, The 328389
- Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media 329390
- Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, The 331392
- Mary Poppins 333394
- M*A*S*H 335396
- Matrix Series, The 338399
- McCabe and Mrs. Miller 341402
- Meet Me in St. Louis 343404
- Memento 344405
- Metropolis 346407
- Midnight Cowboy 349410
- Million Dollar Baby 351412
- Miracle on 34th Street 353414
- Modern Times 355416
- Moulin Rouge! 357418
- Mr. Deeds Goes to Town 359420
- Mr. Smith Goes to Washington 360421
- Music Man, The 362423
- My Darling Clementine 364425
- My Man Godfrey _proper link is given 366427
- Nixon 369536
- No Country for Old Men 371538
- Officer and a Gentleman, An 373540
- On the Waterfront 375542
- Ordinary People 376543
- Paper Chase, The 379546
- Passion of the Christ, The 380547
- Philadelphia 382549
- Philadelphia Story, The 385552
- Piano, The 386553
- Pillow Talk 388555
- Place in the Sun, A 389556
- Planet of the Apes 391558
- Platoon 393560
- Postman Always Rings Twice, The 395562
- Pretty Woman 397564
- Pride of the Yankees, The 399566
- Producers, The 400567
- Psycho 402569
- Pulp Fiction 404571
- Quiet Man, The 407574
- Rebel Without a Cause 409576
- Rio Bravo 411578
- Risky Business 413580