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Author:   Peter Stanfield
Publisher:   Reaktion Books
Imprint:   Reaktion Books
ISBN:  

9781789148626

ISBN 10:   1789148626
Pages:   344
Publication Date:   13 May 2024
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Dirt for Dirt's Own Sake 1 The Hired Hand: Circling Back to the End Again 2 The Last Movie: Dennis Hopper's Three-Ring Circus 3 The Last Picture Show, Five Easy Pieces and Payday: Cowboy Rhythm on KTRN 4 The Shooting, Ride in the Whirlwind and Two-Lane Blacktop: Who's Monte Hellman, You Ask? 5 Cisco Pike: Kris Kristofferson Has Got a Great Future behind Him 6 Dirty Little Billy: Scuffling on Madison Ave 7 McCabe and Mrs Miller: Pipe Dreams - Lows and Highs 8 Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid: Angels Descend and Graves Open Conclusion: Bring Me the Head Select Filmography References Select Bibliography Photo Acknowledgements Index

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"""Stanfield . . . delivers a discerning deep dive into counterculture films of the late 1960s and early '70s. According to Stanfield, such actors as Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, and Jack Nicholson played down the glamour that had previously characterized Hollywood stars in favor of grittier personas that reflected an emerging understanding that movies were no longer 'means of escape but a means of approaching a problem.' Astute analysis of key films of the era reveal how they tackled topical issues. . . . It's a sharp study of the contradictions of post-flower power cinema.""-- ""Publishers Weekly"""

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Peter Stanfield is professor emeritus of film at the University of Kent. His books include A Band with Built-In Hate: The Who from Pop Art to Punk and Pin-Ups 1972: Third Generation Rock 'n' Roll, both also published by Reaktion Books. He lives in Kent.

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