Television at the Movies: Cinematic and Critical Responses to American Broadcasting

Television at the Movies: Cinematic and Critical Responses to American Broadcasting
ISBN-10
0826429629
ISBN-13
9780826429629
Category
Performing Arts
Pages
238
Language
English
Published
2008-05-19
Publisher
A&C Black
Authors
Jon Nelson Wagner, Tracy Biga MacLean

Description

The co-authors have a unique approach to the study of television, viewing its history and reception not only through important articles about the medium, but also through analyzing how Hollywood auteur cinema has commented on television over the decades, in films such as Tootsie, Network, The Last Picture Show, A Face in the Crowd, Rollerball, The King of Comedy and others. Television at the Movies argues that the study of television is a crucial aspect of understanding our recent and contemporary culture, and it provides an illuminating point of entry for students and researchers in the field.

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