1869, Ep. 72 with Jonathan Kirshner & Jon Lewis, editors of When the Movies Mattered

1869, the Cornell University Press Podcast

This episode we speak with Jonathan Kirshner and Jon Lewis, editors of the new book When the Movies Mattered: The New Hollywood Revisited. Jonathan Kirshner is Professor in the Department of Political Science at Boston College and the author of numerous books, including Hollywood's Last Golden Age. Jon Lewis is the Distinguished Professor of Film Studies and University Honors College Eminent Professor at Oregon State University and the author of Hard-Boiled Hollywood, and several other books on film. We spoke to Jonathan and Jon about the New Hollywood era, the incredible line-up of film experts that are featured in the new book and the impact that both Director Michelangelo Antonioni as well as the Columbia/BBS contract had during that time period. As a loyal listener to the podcast we’d like to offer you a special 30% discount on their new book. To receive your discount please go to cornellpress.cornell.edu and use the promo code 09POD. If you live in the UK use the discount code CSANNOUNCE and visit the website combinedacademic.co.uk.