Bibliograph

Life moves pretty fast, the lessons we learned from eighties movies (and why we don't learn them from movies anymore), Hadley Freeman

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Label

Life moves pretty fast, the lessons we learned from eighties movies (and why we don't learn them from movies anymore), Hadley Freeman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-321) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Life moves pretty fast

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

928481086

Responsibility statement

Hadley Freeman

Sub title

the lessons we learned from eighties movies (and why we don't learn them from movies anymore)

Summary

"From Vogue contributor and Guardian columnist Hadley Freeman, a personalized guide to eighties movies that describes why they changed movie-making forever--featuring exclusive interviews with the producers, directors, writers and stars of the best cult classics"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Dirty dancing: abortions happen and that's just fine -- The princess bride: true love isn't just about the kissing parts -- Pretty in pink: awkward girls should never have makeovers -- When Harry met Sally: romcoms don't have to make you feel like you're having a lobotomy -- Ghostbusters (with a segue into Top gun): how to be a man -- Ferris Bueller's day off: the impact of social class -- Steel magnolias: women are interesting -- Baby boom: successful women are sexy as hell -- Back to the future: parents are important -- Batman: superheroes don't have to be such a drag -- Eddie Murphy's eighties movies: race can be transcended -- Epilogue

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