{"product_id":"the-cinema-of-generation-x-peter-hanson-9780786413348","title":"The Cinema of Generation X: A Critical Study of Films and Directors","description":"\u003cp\u003e When Steven Soderbergh exploded onto movie screens with \u003ci\u003esex, lies, and videotape\u003c\/i\u003e in 1989, it represented more than the arrival of an important new director--it heralded the arrival of an entire generation of important new directors. Quentin Tarantino (\u003ci\u003ePulp Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e), Kevin Smith (\u003ci\u003eDogma\u003c\/i\u003e), David Fincher (\u003ci\u003eFight Club\u003c\/i\u003e), M. Night Shyamalan (\u003ci\u003eThe Sixth Sense\u003c\/i\u003e), Ben Stiller (\u003ci\u003eReality Bites\u003c\/i\u003e), Michael Bay (\u003ci\u003ePearl Harbor\u003c\/i\u003e), and dozens of others are all members of Generation X, the much talked about but much misunderstood successors to baby boomers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book is a critical study of the films directed by Gen Xers and how those directors have been influenced by their generational identity. While Generation X as a whole sometimes seems to lack direction, its filmmakers have devoted their careers to making powerful statements about contemporary society and their generation's role in it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Each section of the book deals with an aspect of Gen X filmmaking, including the influence of popular culture, postmodern narrative devices, \"slackerdom\" and the lack of direction, disenfranchisement and nihilism, the ever-evolving role of technology, gender issues and sexuality, the question of race, the influence of older filmmakers, and visions of the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Hanson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786413344\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786413348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/06\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 228\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.96h x 6.06w x 0.56d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVariety\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2002 pg. 37\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2002 pg. 107","brand":"Peter Hanson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48086851748095,"sku":"9780786413348","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7fa8e709-8f74-4a16-8b20-48b907ce582f.jpg?v=1769096957","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-cinema-of-generation-x-peter-hanson-9780786413348","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}