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Hollywood Aesthetic: Pleasure in American Cinema by Berliner, Todd
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Good
- Seller notes
- Binding
- Paperback
- Book Title
- Hollywood Aesthetic
- Weight
- 1 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 9780190658755
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0190658754
ISBN-13
9780190658755
eBay Product ID (ePID)
234999399
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Publication Name
Hollywood Aesthetic : Pleasure in American Cinema
Language
English
Subject
Film / General, Film / History & Criticism
Publication Year
2017
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Performing Arts
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
24 Oz
Item Length
9.9 in
Item Width
6.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2016-035635
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"Scholars have long debated why we find Hollywood films pleasurable. Berliner's bold and provocative thesis is that they give us aesthetic pleasure, and he skillfully mines the philosophical and psychological literature to support his contention, providing fresh analyses of a number of well-known Hollywood films along the way. The book constitutes a passionate defense of Hollywood against its many detractors who condemn its aesthetics as uniform and therefore passivity-inducing, and is required reading for anyone interested in the enduring appeal of Hollywood cinema." -- Malcolm Turvey, Sol Gittleman Professor and Director of Film and Media Studies, Tufts University "Written in a lucid and engaging style, Todd Berliner's Hollywood Aesthetic explains why so many Hollywood films remain beloved today. Like the classic movies it examines, this smart and lively book strikes the perfect balance between interest and pleasure." -- Patrick Keating, Associate Professor, Department of Communication, Trinity University "This is a provocative, lively analysis of the ways Hollywood movies pleasure their audiences. Berliner skillfully connects aesthetic and ideological meanings to nuances of film structure which he explores in illuminating and insightful ways. This is an original and exciting study." -- Stephen Prince, author of Digital Visual Effects in Cinema: The Seduction of Reality "Clear, well-structured, comprehensive, illustrated with quality images, and in dialogue with mainstream psychology research, [Hollywood Aesthetic] could serve as a textbook without reading like one...Berliner eloquently lays out an approach to Hollywood as a mass art, intricately fills it with evidence and argumentation for aesthetic pleasure, and demonstrates his claims across a range of films, all in one comprehensive volume."--Canadian Journal of Film Studies "Berliner's engaging and fresh cognitive approach to familiar topics within film studies makes it appropriate for both undergraduates, who might be encountering these topics for the first time, as well as for graduate students and film scholars looking for new understanding and insight based on scientific and cognitive theories. The book is cogently argued and comprehensively examines entertainment cinema and the aesthetic pleasures associated with it that have been too long ignored." -- Laura L. Beadling, Journal of American Culture, "Scholars have long debated why we find Hollywood films pleasurable. Berliner's bold and provocative thesis is that they give us aesthetic pleasure, and he skillfully mines the philosophical and psychological literature to support his contention, providing fresh analyses of a number of well-known Hollywood films along the way. The book constitutes a passionate defense of Hollywood against its many detractors who condemn its aesthetics as uniform and therefore passivity-inducing, and is required reading for anyone interested in the enduring appeal of Hollywood cinema." -- Malcolm Turvey, Sol Gittleman Professor and Director of Film and Media Studies, Tufts University "Written in a lucid and engaging style, Todd Berliner's Hollywood Aesthetic explains why so many Hollywood films remain beloved today. Like the classic movies it examines, this smart and lively book strikes the perfect balance between interest and pleasure." -- Patrick Keating, Associate Professor, Department of Communication, Trinity University "This is a provocative, lively analysis of the ways Hollywood movies pleasure their audiences. Berliner skillfully connects aesthetic and ideological meanings to nuances of film structure which he explores in illuminating and insightful ways. This is an original and exciting study." -- Stephen Prince, author of Digital Visual Effects in Cinema: The Seduction of Reality, "Scholars have long debated why we find Hollywood films pleasurable. Berliner's bold and provocative thesis is that they give us aesthetic pleasure, and he skillfully mines the philosophical and psychological literature to support his contention, providing fresh analyses of a number of well-known Hollywood films along the way. The book constitutes a passionate defense of Hollywood against its many detractors who condemn its aesthetics as uniform and therefore passivity-inducing, and is required reading for anyone interested in the enduring appeal of Hollywood cinema." -- Malcolm Turvey, Sol Gittleman Professor and Director of Film and Media Studies, Tufts University "Written in a lucid and engaging style, Todd Berliner's Hollywood Aesthetic explains why so many Hollywood films remain beloved today. Like the classic movies it examines, this smart and lively book strikes the perfect balance between interest and pleasure." -- Patrick Keating, Associate Professor, Department of Communication, Trinity University "This is a provocative, lively analysis of the ways Hollywood movies pleasure their audiences. Berliner skillfully connects aesthetic and ideological meanings to nuances of film structure which he explores in illuminating and insightful ways. This is an original and exciting study." -- Stephen Prince, author of Digital Visual Effects in Cinema: The Seduction of Reality "Clear, well-structured, comprehensive, illustrated with quality images, and in dialogue with mainstream psychology research, [Hollywood Aesthetic] could serve as a textbook without reading like one...Berliner eloquently lays out an approach to Hollywood as a mass art, intricately fills it with evidence and argumentation for aesthetic pleasure, and demonstrates his claims across a range of films, all in one comprehensive volume."--Canadian Journal of Film Studies
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
791.4301
Table Of Content
ContentsAcknowledgmentsPreface: The Test of TimeIntroductionPart I. Hollywood Classicism and Deviation1. The Hollywood Aesthetic2. Classicism and Deviation in His Girl Friday and Double IndemnityPart II. Narrative3. Hollywood Storytelling4. Finding the Fit: Shifting Story Logic in Red RiverPart III. Style5. Hollywood Style6. Raging Bull's Stylistic DissonancePart IV. Ideology7. Ideology, Emotion, and Aesthetic Pleasure8. Crime Films during the Period of the Production Code Administration9. Genre and Ideology in Starship TroopersPart V. Genre10. The Hollywood Genre System11. Bursting into Song in the Hollywood Musical12. Complexity and Experimentation in the WesternConclusionGlossaryNotesBibliographyIndex
Synopsis
Hollywood makes the most widely successful pleasure - giving artworks the world has ever known. The industry operates under the assumption that pleasurable aesthetic experiences, among huge populations, translate into box office success. With that goal in mind, Hollywood has systematized the delivery of aesthetic pleasure, packaging and selling it on a massive scale. In Hollywood Aesthetic, Todd Berliner accounts for the chief attraction of Hollywood cinema worldwide: its entertainment value. Analyzing Hollywood in the areas of narrative, style, ideology, and genre, Hollywood Aesthetic offers a comprehensive appraisal of the aesthetic design of American commercial cinema. Grounded in film history and in the psychological and philosophical literature on aesthetics, the book situates aesthetic analyses within the context of film reception, the film industry, and the current understanding of human psychology.Illustrated with numerous examples, Hollywood Aesthetic analyzes the design of a range of films that span Hollywood history. The book examines films, such as City Lights and Goodfellas, that have earned aesthetic appreciation from both fans and critics. But it also studies curious outliers and celebrated Hollywood experiments, such as The Killing and Starship Troopers, films popular with cinephiles and cult audiences. And it demonstrates the ways in which even ordinary popular films, from Tarzan and His Mate to Rocky III, as well as New Hollywood action blockbusters, like Die Hard and The Dark Knight, offer aesthetic pleasure to mass audiences. Hollywood Aesthetic explains how these and dozens of other Hollywood movies engage viewers by satisfying their aesthetic desires. Many film scholars dismiss Hollywood cinema as mere commercial entertainment and leave it at that. Hollywood Aesthetic explains how Hollywood creates, for huge numbers of people, some of their most exhilarating experiences of art., Hollywood Aesthetic offers the first comprehensive appraisal of Hollywood's capacity to provide aesthetic pleasure to mass audiences. Grounded in film history and in the psychological and philosophical literature in aesthetics, Hollywood Aesthetic explains how Hollywood creates, for huge numbers of people, some of their most exhilarating experiences of art., Hollywood makes the most widely successful pleasure-giving artworks the world has ever known. The industry operates under the assumption that pleasurable aesthetic experiences, among huge populations, translate into box office success. With that goal in mind, Hollywood has systematized the delivery of aesthetic pleasure, packaging and selling it on a massive scale. In Hollywood Aesthetic , Todd Berliner accounts for the chief attraction of Hollywood cinema worldwide: its entertainment value. The book examines films such as City Lights and Goodfellas that have earned aesthetic appreciation from both fans and critics. But it also studies some curious outliers, cult films, and celebrated Hollywood experiments, such as The Killing and Starship Troopers . And it demonstrates that even ordinary popular films, from Tarzan and His Mate to Rocky III , as well as action blockbusters, like Die Hard and The Dark Knight , offer aesthetic pleasure to mass audiences. Hollywood Aesthetic explains how Hollywood engages viewers by satisfying their aesthetic desires. Visit the companion website at www.oup.com/us/hollywoodaesthetic, Hollywood makes the most widely successful pleasure-giving artworks the world has ever known. The industry operates under the assumption that pleasurable aesthetic experiences, among huge populations, translate into box office success. With that goal in mind, Hollywood has systematized the delivery of aesthetic pleasure, packaging and selling it on a massive scale. In Hollywood Aesthetic, Todd Berliner accounts for the chief attraction of Hollywood cinema worldwide: its entertainment value. Analyzing Hollywood in the areas of narrative, style, ideology, and genre, Hollywood Aesthetic offers a comprehensive appraisal of the aesthetic design of American commercial cinema. Grounded in film history and in the psychological and philosophical literature on aesthetics, the book situates aesthetic analyses within the context of film reception, the film industry, and the current understanding of human psychology.Illustrated with numerous examples, Hollywood Aesthetic analyzes the design of a range of films that span Hollywood history. The book examines films, such as City Lights and Goodfellas, that have earned aesthetic appreciation from both fans and critics. But it also studies curious outliers and celebrated Hollywood experiments, such as The Killing and Starship Troopers, films popular with cinephiles and cult audiences. And it demonstrates the ways in which even ordinary popular films, from Tarzan and His Mate to Rocky III, as well as New Hollywood action blockbusters, like Die Hard and The Dark Knight, offer aesthetic pleasure to mass audiences. Hollywood Aesthetic explains how these and dozens of other Hollywood movies engage viewers by satisfying their aesthetic desires. Many film scholars dismiss Hollywood cinema as mere commercial entertainment and leave it at that. Hollywood Aesthetic explains how Hollywood creates, for huge numbers of people, some of their most exhilarating experiences of art.
LC Classification Number
PN1995.B3655 2016
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