New Wave New Hollywood

<p>As a period of film history The American New Wave (ordinarily understood as beginning in 1967 and ending in 1980) remains a preoccupation for scholars and audiences alike. In traditional accounts it is considered to be bookended by two periods of conservatism and viewed as a (brief) period of explosive creativity within the Hollywood system. From <i>Bonnie and Clyde</i> to<i> Heaven's Gate</i> it produced films that continue to be watched discussed analysed and poured over. <p/>It has however also become rigidly defined as a cinema of director-auteurs who made a number of aesthetically and politically significant films. This has led to marginalization and exclusion of many important artists and filmmakers as well as a temporal rigidity about what and who is considered part of the 'New Wave proper'. This collection seeks to reinvigorate debate around this area of film history. It also looks in part to demonstrate the legacy of aesthetic experimentation and political radicalism after 1980 as part of the 'legacy' of the New Wave. Thanks to important new work that questions received scholarly wisdom reveals previously marginalised filmmakers (and the films they made) considers new genres personnel and films under the banner of 'New Wave New Hollywood' and reevaluates the traditional approaches and perspectives on the films that have enjoyed most critical attention <i>New Wave New Hollywood: Reassessment Recovery Legacy</i> looks to begin a new discussion about Hollywood cinema after 1967.</p>