Titanic: Anatomy of a Blockbuster

Marc Notes: Bibl. ref/index; Collection of essays uses Titanic to bring contemporary cinema into serious focus; Avail. in cloth @ $50.00. Publisher Marketing: On April 14, 1912, the Titanic struck an iceberg off the coast of Newfoundland. Taking more than 1,500 souls with her, Titanic sunk on what was intended to be the glorious maiden voyage of the biggest, most expensive and most technologically advanced ship ever built. Review Citations:

Publishers Weekly 07/05/1999 pg. 54 (EAN 9780813526683, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Studlar, Gaylyn Gaylyn Studlar is David May Distinguished Professor in the Humanities at Washington University in St. Louis. She is the author of "This Mad Masquerade: Stardom and Masculinity in the Jazz Age" and "In the Realm of Pleasure: Von Sternberg, Dietrich, and the Masochistic Aesthetic". She has co-edited four anthologies: "John Ford Made Westerns", "Visions of the East, Reflections in a Male Eye", "John Huston and the American Experience", and "Titanic: Anatomy of a Blockbuster". Contributor Bio:  Sandler, Kevin S Lecturer in the film and video studies program at the University of Michigan.