A Companion to Steven Spielberg provides an authoritative collection of essays exploring the achievements and legacy of one of the most influential film directors of the modern era. Offers comprehensive coverage of Spielberg s directorial output, from early works including Duel, The Sugarland Express, and Jaws, to recent films Explores Spielberg s contribution to the development of visual effects and computer games, as well as the critical and popular reception of his films Topics include in–depth analyses of Spielberg s themes, style, and filming techniques; commercial and cultural significance of the Spielberg brand and his parallel career as a producer; and collaborative projects with artists and composers Brings together an international team of renowned scholars and emergent voices, balancing multiple perspectives and critical approaches Creates a timely and illuminating resource which acknowledges the ambiguity and complexity of Spielberg s work, and reflects its increasing importance to film scholarship INDICE: Notes on Contributors x .Acknowledgements xvii .Film and Television Programs: Steven Spielberg (chronological) xviii .1 Introduction 1Nigel Morris .Part One Industry and Agency 25 .2 Spielberg as Director, Producer, and Movie Mogul 27Thomas Schatz .3 Producing the Spielberg Brand 45James Russell .Part Two Narration and Style 59 .4 Magisterial Juvenilia: Amblin and Spielberg s Early Television Work 61Nigel Morris .5 Finding His Voice: Experimentation and Innovation in Duel, The Sugarland Express, and 1941 103James Kendrick .6 Creating a Cliff hanger: Narration in The Lost World: Jurassic Park 122Warren Buckland .7 Steven Spielberg and the Rhetoric of an Ending 137Michael Walker .8 The Spielberg Gesture: Performance and Intensified Continuity 159Steven Rybin .Part Three Collaborations and Intertexts 173 .9 Spielberg Williams: Symphonic Cinema 175Jack Sullivan .10 Spielberg and Kubrick 195Peter Krämer .11 Spielberg and Adaptation 212I.Q. Hunter .12 A very cruel death of innocence : Notes Toward an Appreciation of Spielberg s Film of Empire of the Sun 227Neil Sinyard .Part Four Themes and Variations 241 .13 Who am I, David? : Motherhood in Spielberg s Dramas of Family Dysfunction 243Linda Ruth Williams .14 Close Encounters of the Paternal Kind: Spielberg s Fatherhoods 258Murray Pomerance .15 Spielberg and Rockwell: Realism and the Liberal Imagination 276Frederick Wasser .16 Too Brave for Foolish Pride: Violence in the Films of Steven Spielberg 291Stephen Prince .Part Five Spielberg, History, and Identity 305 .17 Morality Tales? Visions of the Past in Spielberg s History Plays 307Sarah Barrow .18 Britain s Secret Schindler : The Impact of Schindler s List on British Media Perceptions of Civilian Heroes 320Erin Bell .19 The (M)orality of Murder: Jews, Food, and Steven Spielberg s Munich 336Nathan Abrams and Gerwyn Owen .20 You Must Remember This: History as Film/Film as History 353Lester D. Friedman .21 Violence and Memory in Spielberg s Lincoln 374Robert Burgoyne and John Trafton .Part Six Spielberg in the Digital Age 387 .22 The Spielberg Effects 389Dan North .23 Spielberg and Video Games (1982 to 2010) 410Grethe Mitchell .Part Seven Reception 433 .24 Sharks, Aliens, and Nazis: The Crisis of Film Criticism and the Rise of Steven Spielberg 435Raymond J. Haberski, Jr. .25 Spielberg, Fandom, and the Popular Appeal of His Blockbuster Movies 452Lincoln Geraghty .26 Steven Spielberg and the Rise of the Celebrity Film Director 466Kirsty Fairclough and Andy Willis .Index of Film and Television Programs 479 .Index 488
- ISBN: 978-1-118-72691-4
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 536
- Fecha Publicación: 27/01/2017
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