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James Cameron
A. Keller

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'Every time I make a movie, everybody says it's the most expensive film in the film industry' - James Cameron From Aliens to Titanic, James Cameron's films have spanned genres, broken box-office records, cleaned up at the Oscars, and turned body-builders into movie stars. Despite Cameron's undeniable influence on the high-concept postmodern blockbuster that dominated the 1980s and 1990s, there has until recently been little academic attention to his work. Alexandra Keller provides the first critical study of James Cameron as an auter. Considering in particular his treatment of gender and preoccupation with capital, both in his films and his filmmaking practice, Keller offers an overview of Cameron's work and significance within cinematic history. Featuring excerpts from interviews and frame-by-frame analysis of important scenes from films such as Terminator, Aliens, True Lies, and Titanic, sections in the book include: *Chronology *Key Debates *Key Scenes *Sources *Resources Featuring excerpts from interviews and frame-by-frame analysis of important scenes from films such as "Terminator", "Aliens", "True Lies", and "Titanic, "Alexandra Keller provides the first critical study of James Cameron as an auteur. Considering in particular his treatment of gender and preoccupation with capital, both in his films and his filmmaking practice, Keller offers an overview of Cameron's work and its significance within cinematic history. Sections in the book include: chronology; key debates; key scenes; sources; resources. This is a fascinating insight into the work of one of Hollywood's top directors, and will prove invalubale to students of film studies and media studies all over the English-speaking world.