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James Cameron
Contributor(s): Keller, Alexandra (Author)
ISBN: 0415288525     ISBN-13: 9780415288521
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $31.30  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: September 2006
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""Every time I make a movie, everybody says it's the most expensive film in the film industry"."- James Cameron
From "Aliens" to " Titanic", James Cameron's films have spanned genres, broken box-office records, cleaned up at the Oscars, and turned body-builders into movie stars. Despite Cameron's undeniable influence on the high-concept postmodern blockbuster that dominated the 1980s and 90s, there has until recently been little academic attention to his work.
Alexandra Keller provides the first critical study of James Cameron as an auteur. Considering in particular his treatment of gender and preoccupation with capital, both in his films and his filmmaking practice, Keller offers an overview of Cameron's work and significance within cinematic history. The book features excerpts from interviews and frame-by-frame analysis of important scenes from films such as "Terminator", "Aliens", "True Lies", and " Titanic."
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BISAC Categories:
- Performing Arts | Film - General
- Social Science | Media Studies
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2006017736
Series: Routledge Film Guidebooks
Physical Information: 0.49" H x 5.2" W x 7.84" (0.50 lbs) 208 pages
 
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Featuring excerpts from interviews and frame-by-frame analysis of important scenes from films such as Terminator, Aliens, True Lies, and Titanic, Alexandra Keller provides the first critical study of James Cameron as an auteur.

Considering in particular his treatment of gender and preoccupation with capital, both in his films and his filmmaking practice, Keller offers an overview of Cameron's work and its significance within cinematic history.

Sections in the book include:

  • Chronology
  • Key Debates
  • Key Scenes
  • Sources
  • Resources.

This is a fascinating insight into the work of one of Hollywood's top directors, and will prove invalubale to students of film studies and media studies all over the English-speaking world.