{"product_id":"magnolia-isbn-9781405184618","title":"Magnolia","description":"There are certain films and shows that resonate with audiences everywhere—they generate discussion and debate about everything from gender, class, citizenship and race, to consumerism and social identity. This new 'teachable canon' of film and television introduces students to alternative classics that range from silent film to CSI.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eMagnolia is one of those films students know and love. From the over-the-top performances by male and female leads to the \"ripped from the pages of the Old Testament\" conclusion, it is a cult favorite in American cinema\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThis is the first book to examine the diverse themes, performances, and influences on this polarizing film, encouraging students to look beyond the film's style in order to fully engage with questions about its \u003ci\u003esubstance\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLane develops a careful analysis of the film, its director, as well as the contemporary context in which it was produced - exploring topics including the role of the auteur, what constitutes cinema \/ media literacy in the digital age, the politics of postmodernism, and the film's critique of the mass media - in order to challenge students to ask themselves why they are so riveted by this controversial and unusual film\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  List of Figures.  \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 \u003ci\u003eMagnolia\u003c\/i\u003e at the Millennium: Historical and Social Contexts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Through the Viewfi nder of a Cinematic \"Son\": Reflexivity, Intertextuality, and \"Smart Cinema\".\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 An Aesthetics of Contradiction: Cinematic Style and Televisuality.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Sound and Voice: De-Centering Meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Redemption and Re-Mediation: Framing the Deathbed.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eChristina Lane\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor in the Motion Picture Program at the University of Miami. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eFeminist Hollywood: From Born in Flames to Point Break\u003c\/i\u003e (Wayne State UP, 2000). She has published essays in \u003ci\u003eCulture, Trauma, and Conflict: Cultural Studies Perspectives on the War\u003c\/i\u003e (Cambridge Scholars, 2007), \u003ci\u003eContemporary American Independent Film\u003c\/i\u003e (Routledge, 2004), and \u003ci\u003eAuthorship and Film\u003c\/i\u003e (Routledge, 2003).  What you really want to watch\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003eThere are certain films and shows that resonate with audiences everywhere—they generate discussion and debate about everything from gender, class, citizenship and race to consumerism and social identity.  This new “teachable canon” of film and television introduces students to alternative classics that range from silent film to CSI.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat other film can claim that it ends with frogs falling from the sky as the rain pours and the male leads cry?  The final catharsis offered in Paul Anderson’s Magnolia drips with affect that would rival any “weepie” film.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFrom the over-the-top performances by male and female leads to the \"ripped from the pages of the Old Testament\" conclusion, Magnolia it is a cult favorite in American cinema that students know and love.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMagnolia is a powerful pedagogical vehicle allowing for an exploration of a range of topics including the role of the auteur, what constitutes cinema  and media literacy in the digital age, and the politics of postmodernism - in order to challenge students to ask themselves why they are so riveted by this controversial and unusual film.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989552578789,"sku":"NP9781405184618","price":17.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405184618.jpg?v=1761784567","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/magnolia-isbn-9781405184618","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}