TY - GEN T1 - American cinema of the 1980s : themes and variations T2 - Screen decades. A2 - Prince, Stephen, 1955-2020 LA - English PP - New Brunswick, N.J. PB - Rutgers University Press YR - 2007 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/ebsco_acadsubs_ocn173189805 AB - During the 1980s, American cinema underwent enormous transformations. Blockbusters like Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T., and The Empire Strikes Back grabbed huge revenues for the studios. At the same time, the growth of home video led to new and creative opportunities for independent film production, resulting in many of the decade's best films. Both large- and small-scale filmmakers responded to the social, political, and cultural conditions of the time. The two-term presidency of Ronald Reagan spawned a new Cold War with the Soviet Union, which Hollywood film both embraced and critiqued. Also. OP - 260 CN - PN1993.5.U6 A8578 2007eb SN - 9780813543024 SN - 0813543029 SN - 9786611244248 SN - 6611244247 SN - 1281244244 SN - 9781281244246 SN - 1780347847 SN - 9781780347844 SN - 081354033X SN - 9780813540337 SN - 0813540348 SN - 9780813540344 KW - Motion pictures : United States : History. KW - Motion pictures : United States : Plots, themes, etc. KW - Motion pictures : United States. KW - Cinéma : États-Unis : Histoire. KW - Cinéma : États-Unis. KW - Cinéma : États-Unis : Intrigues, thèmes, etc. KW - PERFORMING ARTS : Film & Video : Reference. KW - Motion pictures KW - Motion pictures : Plots, themes, etc. KW - United States KW - Film : USA : Geschichte 1960-2000. KW - Film : USA : Geschichte : 1980-1990 : Aufsatzsammlung. KW - USA : Film : Geschichte : 1980-1990 : Aufsatzsammlung. KW - History ER -