American Audiences on Movies and Moviegoing (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780813121833)

" A unique perspective on half a century of American cinema-from the audience's point of view. Tom Stempel goes beyond the comments of professional reviewers, concentrating on the opinions of ordinary people. He traces shifting trends in genre and taste, examining and questioning the power films have in American society. Stempel blends audience response with his own observations and analyzes box office results that identify the movies people actually went to see, not just those praised by the cr

Author: Tom Stempel
ISBN-10: 0813121833
ISBN-13: 9780813121833
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Language: English
Published: 01/25/2001
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.36lbs
Size: 9.29h x 6.30w x 1.36d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 01/01/2001 pg. 110
Foreword 01/01/2001 pg. 74
Choice 10/01/2001 pg. 318