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poetics of the contemporary Hollywood blockbuster
xiii, 242 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Origins of the contemporary Hollywood blockbuster -- Poetics of film directing -- Pre-blockbuster work: from Amblin' (1968) to Duel (1971) -- "Duel with a shark": Jaws (1975) -- The UFO experience: Close encounters of the third kind (1977 theatrical release) -- Serials, chase scenes, and off-screen presences: Raiders of the lost ark (1981) -- Dramas of suburbia and authorship: Poltergeist (1982) and E.T (1982), or, who really directed Poltergeist? -- "Close encounters of the prehistoric kind": narrative, narration, and spectacle in Jurassic Park (1993) -- Precogs dream of future murders (not electric sheep): Minority report (2002) -- News from Mars: War of the worlds (2005).
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-235) and index.