MARC Record from Library of Congress

LEADER: 01691nam a22002778a 4500
001 2012014442
003 DLC
005 20120430104136.0
008 120427s2012 nyu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2012014442
020 $a9780199927647
020 $a9780199927661
040 $aDLC$cDLC
043 $an-us---
050 00 $aPN1995.9.H5$bC85 2012
082 00 $a791.43/658$223
100 1 $aCullen, Jim,$d1962-
245 10 $aSensing the past :$bHollywood stars and historical visions /$cJim Cullen.
260 $aNew York :$bOxford University Press,$c2012.
263 $a1212
300 $ap. cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aIntroduction: John Wayne's threshold -- Tending to the flock: Clint Eastwood, ambivalent wanderer -- Master narrative: U.S. history as a struggle over 'and for' small communities -- Shooting star: Daniel Day Lewis and the persistent significance of the frontier in American history -- Master narrative: U.S. history as the rise and fall of rugged individualists -- Equal work: the mystique of Meryl Streep -- Master narrative: U.S. history as a journey for women from private to public -- Rising sons: Denzel Washington, affirmative actor -- Master narrative: U.S. history an intergenerational family drama -- Team player: Tom Hanks, company man -- Master narrative: U.S. history as a saga of collective enterprise -- The brave one: Jodie Foster, (American) loner -- Master narrative: U.S. history as a pilgrim's progress -- Conclusion: sensing the present.
650 0 $aHistorical films$zUnited States$xHistory and criticism.
650 0 $aMotion pictures and history.
651 0 $aUnited States$xIn motion pictures.