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BL
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1006319
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b760689
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| Main Entry
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Kendrick, James,1974-
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| Title & Author
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Hollywood bloodshed : : violence in 1980s American cinema /\ James Kendrick.
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| Publication Statement
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Carbondale :: Southern Illinois University Press,, ©2009.
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1 online resource (xvi, 250 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0809386615
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: 1441623329
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: 9780809386611
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: 9780809386611
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: 9781441623324
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0809328887
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9780809328888
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-237) and index.
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| Contents
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Introduction: The mainstreaming of Hollywood screen violence -- A bloody Renaissance: screen violence and the rise of the new Hollywood auteurs -- Retreating from the world of revolution: controversies over screen violence at the dawn of the Reagan era -- Pure action, packaged violence: the role of the action film in 1980s Hollywood -- Fighting outward, looking inward: violence in the 1980s Vietnam film -- Disavowing horror: independent production, fandom, and the fetishizing of makeup special effects -- Children in danger: screen violence, Steven Spielberg, and the PG-13 rating -- Conclusion: Fashioning a new screen violence from the old in the 1990s.
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In Hollywood Bloodshed, James Kendrick presents a fascinating look into the political and ideological instabilities of the 1980s as studied through the lens of cinema violence. Kendrick uses in-depth case studies to reveal how dramatic changes in the film industry and its treatment of cinematic bloodshed during the Reagan era reflected shifting social tides as Hollywood struggled to find a balance between the lucrative necessity of screen violence and the rising surge of conservatism. As public opinion shifted toward the right and increasing emphasis was placed.
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Motion pictures-- United States.
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Violence in motion pictures.
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Motion pictures.
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PERFORMING ARTS-- Film Video-- Reference.
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Violence in motion pictures.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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791.43/655
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| LC Classification
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PN1995.9.V5K46 2009eb
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