In this pioneering and entertaining book, Roz Kaveney examines the crucial films and television shows in the teen-driven genre and reveals the inner workings of their consistent themes. From John Hughes' early films, to the cheerleaders of Bring It On, the films and their characters deal with sex and gender relations, presenting a picture of the hidden life of teenagers. Hit teen films can also promote products, launch bestselling soundtrack albums, and be career-makers for young actors. Kaveney also shows how the teen genre has absorbed classic material in the case of Clueless, has made up gender etiquette manuals like American Pie, and how teen films and TV series deal with the tragic and comic undersides of the American dream.
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'Kaveney is an inspired guide, blending academic rigour with journalistic accessibility. Her judgements are ultimately those of a fan, and all the better for it.' - Time Out 'There is a lot of insight.' - Independent on Sunday
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Roz Kaveney is a freelance writer and editor. Her books include, as editor and chief contributor, Reading the Vampire Slayer (I.B.Tauris, 2002); as author, From Alien to The Matrix: Reading Science Fiction Film (I.B.Tauris, 2005).
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Yippee! Everything teen is new again!,
This review is from: Teen Dreams: Reading Teen Film and Television from 'Heathers' to 'Veronica Mars' (Paperback)
Finally! A way to explain to non-believers why we LOVE teen movies, no matter our age. I had almost as much fun reading this book as I have when I watch the films it's critiquing. Roz Kaveney deftly balances postmodern feminist and queer theory with her patently clear enjoyment of the genre of teen films. For anyone who's gone head over high heels for Heathers, or ape over American Pie, this is the book that will allow you to watch your fave films yet one more time with a deeper understanding of their context and social significance... not to mention all the hidden fun moments you missed the first time. Ms. Kaveney doesn't miss a trick, and after you've read this book neither will you.
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This review is from: Teen Dreams: Reading Teen Film and Television from 'Heathers' to 'Veronica Mars' (Paperback)
What this book is is an in depth analysis of several teen movies starting with John Hughes to about 2004. They are arranged by chapters in a fitting category and every bit of them is discussed in depth.
What the book is not is a relation to how these movies reflect on culture or how culture reflects on the movies.
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Interesting analysis of Teen movies,
This review is from: Teen Dreams: Reading Teen Film and Television from 'Heathers' to 'Veronica Mars' (Paperback)
This book contains an interesting analysis of teen movies and television. It mentions 86 films&shows, and of these the following get an in-depth treatment:
10 things I Hate About You Adventures in Babysitting American Pie Bend It Like Beckham The Breakfast Club Bring It On Buffy the Vampire Slayer Clueless Cruel Intentions Ferris Bueller's Day Off The Girl Next Door Heathers Mean Girls Popular Pretty In Pink Saved! She's All That Sixteen Candles Some Kind of Wonderful Veronica Mars Weird Science There's an index, which considerably increases the books usefulness. Reading the book once from cover to cover gives an overview of the genre and made me decide to check out some movies I hadn't seen, while the index let's you find the analysis for a specific movie.
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For large parts of the developed world, and much of the rest of it, America provides, through the lens of Hollywood, significant parts of the vocabulary of our dreams. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Heather Chandler, Heather Duke, Hilary Faye, John Hughes, The Breakfast Club, Veronica Mars, American Pie, Some Kind of Wonderful, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Weird Science, Winona Ryder, Cruel Intentions, Ferris Bueller, Molly Ringwald, Betty Finn, Alyson Hannigan, Bend It Like Beckham, Big Fun, Kirsten Dunst, New York, Anthony Michael Hall, Christian Slater, Daniel Waters, Denise Di Novi, Gurinder Chadha New!
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For large parts of the developed world, and much of the rest of it, America provides, through the lens of Hollywood, significant parts of the vocabulary of our dreams. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Heather Chandler, Heather Duke, Hilary Faye, John Hughes, The Breakfast Club, Veronica Mars, American Pie, Some Kind of Wonderful, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Weird Science, Winona Ryder, Cruel Intentions, Ferris Bueller, Molly Ringwald, Betty Finn, Alyson Hannigan, Bend It Like Beckham, Big Fun, Kirsten Dunst, New York, Anthony Michael Hall, Christian Slater, Daniel Waters, Denise Di Novi, Gurinder Chadha New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Barnes & Noble Classics) by Peirre Choderlos de Laclos on page 128, and page 129
- Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Choderlos de Laclos on page 128, and page 129
- Les Liaisons dangereuses (Oxford World's Classics) by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos on page 128, and page 129
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer by Richie Tankersley Cusick (Adapter) on page 8, and page 177
- Home Alone by Todd Strasser on page 41, and page 46
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