The 1960s on Film [Hardcover]

The 1960s on Filmtells the narrative of the 1960s through the lens of the movie camera, analyzing 10 films that focus on the people, events, and issues of the decade.

Films create both an impression of and  at times for younger audiences  a primary definition of events, people, and issues of an era.The 1960s on Filmexamines the 1960s as the decade was presented in ten films that focused on that decade. This book analyzes both what the films have to say about the era and how close they come to accurately depicting it.

For example, films such asMississippi BurningandSelmatell the story of racial conflict and hope for reconciliation in the 1960s. Other films such asThe Right StuffandHidden Figuresshow the deep fascination America had at that time with the burgeoning space program and NASA, whileEasy Rideranalyzes the role of rock music and drugs among young people of the decade.The Deer Hunterstudies the controversies surrounding the war in Vietnam.

Jim Willis, PhD, is professor emeritus of journalism at California's Azusa Pacific University, a prolific author, and a veteran journalist.

Mark Miller, BA, is a summa cum laude graduate of Azusa Pacific University, where he majored in journalism and Spanish.

Series Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chronology
1.The Graduate(1967)
2.Easy Rider(1969)
3.The Deer Hunter(1978)
4.The Right Stuff(1983)
5.Mississippi Burning(1988)
6.JFK(1991)
7.Thirteen Days(2000)
8.Mad Men(20072015)
9.Selma(2014)
10.Hidden Figures(2016)
Select Bibliography
Index