Stars in our eyes : the star phenomenon in the contemporary era /

Other Authors: Ndalianis, Angela,
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Westport, Conn. : Praeger, ©2002.
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Online Access:http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=86677
Table of Contents:
  • The misleading man : Dennis Hopper / Adrian Martin
  • The replicator, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as the great meme-machine / Louise Kransniewicz and Michael Blitz
  • Choosing silence : Robert De Niro and the celebrity interview / Greg M. Smith
  • The Keanu effect : stardom and the landscape of the acting body / Carmel Giarratana
  • More sign than star : Diana, death and the internet / Michael Punt
  • Virtually touching the stars : from the moon to heaven's gate and beyond / Leonie Cooper
  • The auteur as star : violence and utopia in the films of Sam Peckinpah / Gabrielle Murray
  • Birth of a hero : Rocky, Stallone and mythical creation / Rikke Schubart
  • Digital stars in our eyes / Angela Ndalianis.