{"product_id":"cinema-62-the-greatest-year-at-the-movies-9781978840720","title":"Cinema '62: The Greatest Year at the Movies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLawrence of Arabia, The Miracle Worker, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Manchurian Candidate, Gypsy, Sweet Bird of Youth, The Longest Day, The Music Man, What Ever Happened to Baby Jane, \u003c\/i\u003eand more.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost conventional film histories dismiss the early 1960s as a pallid era, a downtime between the heights of the classic studio system and the rise of New Hollywood directors like Scorsese and Altman in the 1970s. It seemed to be a moment when the movie industry was floundering as the popularity of television caused a downturn in cinema attendance\u003ci\u003e. Cinema '62 \u003c\/i\u003echallenges these assumptions by making the bold claim that 1962 was a peak year for film, with a high standard of quality that has not been equaled since. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Stephen Farber and Michael McClellan show how 1962 saw great late-period work by classic Hollywood directors like John Ford, Howard Hawks, and John Huston, as well as stars like Bette Davis, James Stewart, Katharine Hepburn, and Barbara Stanwyck. Yet it was also a seminal year for talented young directors like Sidney Lumet, Sam Peckinpah, and Stanley Kubrick, not to mention rising stars like Warren Beatty, Jane Fonda, Robert Redford, Peter O'Toole, and Omar Sharif. Above all, 1962--the year of \u003ci\u003eTo Kill a Mockingbird\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Manchurian Candidate\u003c\/i\u003e--gave cinema attendees the kinds of adult, artistic, and uncompromising visions they would never see on television, including classics from Fellini, Bergman, and Kurosawa. Culminating in an analysis of the year's Best Picture winner and top-grossing film, \u003ci\u003eLawrence of Arabia\u003c\/i\u003e, and the factors that made that magnificent epic possible, \u003ci\u003eCinema '62\u003c\/i\u003e makes a strong case that the movies peaked in the Kennedy era.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSTEPHEN FARBER was president of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association from 2012-2016 and currently serves as a faculty member at UCLA, teaching film criticism. He has written for numerous publications including \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHollywood Reporter\u003c\/i\u003e. He has also published several books, including \u003ci\u003eOutrageous Conduct: Art, Ego, and the Twilight Zone Case\u003c\/i\u003e (1988) and \u003ci\u003eHollywood on the Couch\u003c\/i\u003e (1993). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e MICHAEL MCCLELLAN is the former Senior Vice President\/Head Film Buyer for Landmark Theatres and served on the board of appeals of the Classification and Ratings Administration of the MPAA. He currently co-produces a classic film series in Los Angeles. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e BILL CONDON won an Academy Award for his screenplay of \u003ci\u003eGods and Monsters\u003c\/i\u003e in 1998. He received a screenwriting nomination for the Oscar-winning best picture of 2002, \u003ci\u003eChicago\u003c\/i\u003e. His other credits as director include \u003ci\u003eKinsey\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDreamgirls\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMr. Holmes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBeauty and the Beast\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Good Liar\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50555747598610,"sku":"9781978840720","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e4a49320-49ad-4c4f-9d1d-441853de1b20.jpg?v=1731739034","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/cinema-62-the-greatest-year-at-the-movies-9781978840720","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}