American Audiences on Movies and Moviegoing

By Tom Stempel

Book Overview

" 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

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813121833
• ISBN13: 9780813121833
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.3" x 9.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher