| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 268 pages) : illustrations. |
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Star decades: American culture/American cinema |
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Star decades: American culture/American cinema.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Acknowledgments; Introduction -- Stardom in the 2000s; 1 -- Wonder Boys--Matt Damon, Johnny Depp, and Robert Downey Jr.; 2 -- Clint Eastwood and Morgan Freeman--Million-Dollar Seniors; 3 -- Jennifer Aniston and Tina Fey--Girls with Glasses; 4 -- Puerile Pillars of the Frat Pack--Jack Black, Will Ferrell, Adam Sandler, and Ben Stiller; 5 -- Javier Bardem and Benicio Del Toro--Beyond Machismo; 6 -- Philip Seymour Hoffman--Jesus of Uncool; 7 -- A Postfeminist Primer--Maggie Gyllenhaal, Hilary Swank, and Renée Zellweger; 8 -- Heath Ledger--I'm Not There. |
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9 -- Leonardo DiCaprio and Sean Penn--Acting Authentic10 -- Kate Winslet and Cate Blanchett--The Performance Is the Star; 11 -- Brangelina--Celebrity, Credibility, andthe Composite Überstar; 12 -- George Clooney--The Issues Guy; In the Wings; Works Cited; Contributors; Index. |
| Summary |
Shining in Shadows examines a wide range of Hollywood icons from a turbulent decade for the film industry and for America itself. Perhaps reflecting our own cultural fragmentation and uncertainty, Hollywood and rsquo;s star personas sent mixed messages about Americans and rsquo; identities and ideals. With a multigenerational, international cast of stars, this collection presents a fascinating composite portrait of Hollywood stardom today. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Subject |
Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Biography.
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Motion picture actors and actresses -- Biography -- United States.
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Motion pictures -- Biography -- 19th century.
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Motion pictures -- History.
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Motion pictures.
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Acting & Auditioning.
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Film & Video -- General.
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Motion picture actors and actresses. (OCoLC)fst01027096
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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| Added Author |
Pomerance, Murray, 1946-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Pomerance, Murray. Shining in Shadows : Movie Stars of the 2000s. Piscataway : Rutgers University Press, ©2011 9780813551470 |
| ISBN |
9780813552163 (electronic bk.) |
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0813552168 (electronic bk.) |
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