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Life Moves Pretty Fast: The Lessons We Learned from Eighties Movies
By Freeman, Hadley
- ISBN
- 9781501130458 9781501130663
- Publisher
- S & S.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on April 15, 2016 | Arts and Humanities
Spanning film criticism, cultural analysis, and autobiography, this debut by Guardian columnist Freeman illustrates the lasting appeal of films such as The Princess Bride (1987) and Sixteen Candles (1984), and explains why they wouldn't get made today. Through interviews with producers such as Lynda Obst, Freeman realizes the dominance of the international market and the pressure for blockbusters to financially support film studios leads a risk-averse Holly...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
