Neo-Noir and Erotic Thrillers

Individual chapters include: -The decline of the studio system -The rise of American new wave cinema -The history of the blockbuster -The parallel histories of independent and underground film -Black cinema from blaxploitation to the 1990s -Changing audiences -The effects of new technology -Comprehensive overview of US documentary from 1960 to the present Contributors include: Stephen Prince, Steve Neale, Susan Jeffords, Yvonne Tasker, Barbara Klinger, Jim Hillier, Peter Kramer, Mark Shiel, Sheldon Hall, Eithne Quinn, Michele Aaron, Jonathan Munby