Tabla de Contenidos: “…Entertainment and utopia / Richard Dyer -- The self-reflective musical and the myth of entertainment / Jane Feuer -- The American film musical as dual-focus narrative / Rick Altman -- Busby Berkeley and the backstage musical / Martin Rubin -- Sexual economics, Gold diggers of 1933 / Patricia Mellencamp -- Pre-text and text in Gentlemen prefer blondes / Lucie Arbuthnot and Gail Seneca -- "Feminizing" the song-and-dance man, Fred Astaire and the spectacle of masculinity in the Hollywood musical / Steven Cohan -- Judy Garland and camp / Richard Dyer -- "Working like a homosexual", camp visual codes and the labor of gay subjects in the MGM Freed Unit / Matthew Tinkcom -- Feminist camp in Gold diggers of 1933 / Pamela Robertson -- "The lady in the tutti-frutti hat", Carmen Miranda, a spectacle of ethnicity / Shari Roberts -- Dancin' in the rain / Carol J. …”

“…Presentación del editor: "This collection of 23 new essays focuses on the lives of female screenwriters of Golden Age Hollywood, whose work helped create unforgettable stories and characters beloved by generations of audiences--but whose names have been left out of most film histories"…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Motion pictures as business boosters -- The talkies arrive, commercially speaking -- War on free shows, stars sell cars, business finds its voice -- Everything follows the film -- Television ads condition filmgoers to accept commercials -- Ad trailers make a big push -- Ad trailers in the modern era -- Hollywood the ad-product placement in the modern era…”

“…By analyzing the negotiation of femininities and masculinities within contemporary Hollywood cinema, by charting trends in film production and media reception, and by focusing on the largely neglected intersections between postfeminism and queer theory, Postfeminism and Contemporary Hollywood Cinema presents diverse interrogations of popular cinema. …”

“…"Making Films in Contemporary Hollywood contains analysis, interviews and case studies of Chinatown, Jurassic Park and When Harry Met Sally, bringing a fresh perspective to the study of filmmaking that will be both informative and provocative for Media and Film Studies students at all levels…”