Amanda Ann Klein delves into film studies, examining how cinematic genres, social issues, and subcultures shape our perceptions. Her work investigates the cyclical nature of film production, exploring how specific motifs and themes reappear across various works. Klein analyzes film narratives and their capacity to reflect upon and comment on society. She aims to offer fresh perspectives on film genres and their evolution.
Drawing on interviews with industry workers from MTV programs such as The Real World and Teen Mom, Amanda Ann Klein examines the historical, cultural, and industrial factors leading to MTV's shift away from music videos to reality programming in the early 2000s and 2010s.
Not everybody loves to nap! For Mom and Dad, nap time is a treat. But what about energetic little cubs who want to roar and explore, not nap? Two little cubs think they know everything about what tigers do, and napping isn't it!
Exploring how political sentiments, popular desires, and social anxieties have been reflected in movies from the Dead End Kids serial to the ghetto action flicks of the 1990s, this book offers the first full-length study of the American film cycle and its relation to film genres and contemporary social issues