John Malahy

Rewinding the '80s

Cinema Under the Influence of Music Videos, Action Stars, and a Cold War

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Produktbeschreibung

With nostalgia for the 1980s at an all-time high, we present the latest in our partnership with Turner Classic Movies, a lively and entertaining look at the films that defined and reflected the "Decade of Decadence" in terms of politics, social norms, fashion, and-of course-music videos.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Running Press, U.S.
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Oktober 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 188mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 944g
• ISBN-13: 9780762489664
• ISBN-10: 0762489669
• Artikelnr.: 73493017

Autorenporträt

John Malahy is a film lover, a veteran of Turner Classic Movies, and a product of the 1980s. He is the author of Summer Movies: 30 Sun-Drenched Classics and the editor of Sidney Poitier: The Great Speeches of an Icon Who Moved Us Forward.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents:
INTRODUCTION: THE NEW CLASSIC CINEMA . . . vii
Chapter One
Old New Hollywood . . . 1
Chapter Two
New Studio Auteurs . . . 51
The Animation Section . . . 87
Chapter Three
The Cold War . . . 103
The Action Section . . . 127
Chapter Four
Teen Movies . . . 143
The Horror Section . . . 173
Chapter Five
Music . . . 191
The Documentary Section . . . 227
Chapter Six
Alternative Cinema . . . 239
CONCLUSION . . . 265
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS . . . 266
INDEX . . . 267
ABOUT THE AUTHOR . . . 274