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<p>In <i>High Contrast</i>, Sharon Willis examines the dynamic relationships between racial and sexual difference in Hollywood film from the 1980s and 1990s. Seizing on the way these differences are accentuated, sensationalized, and eroticized on screen-most often with little apparent regard for the political context in which they operate-Willis restores that context through close readings of a range of movies from cinematic blockbusters to the work of the new auteurs, Spike Lee, David Lynch, and Quentin Tarantino.<br>Capturing the political complexity of these films, Willis argues that race, gender, and sexuality, as they are figured in the fantasy of popular film, do not function separately, but rather inform and determine each otherâs meaning. She demonstrates how collective anxieties regarding social difference are mapped onto big budget movies like the <i>Die Hard</i> and <i>Lethal Weapon</i> series, <i>Basic Instinct</i>, <i>Fatal Attraction</i>, <i>Thelma and Louise</i>, <i>Terminator 2</i>, and others. Analyzing the artistic styles of directors Lynch, Tarantino, and Lee, in such films as <i>Wild at Heart</i>, <i>Pulp Fiction</i>, and <i>Do the Right Thing</i>, she investi

Author

Sharon A Willis

Publisher

Duke University Press Books

Published

1997

Language

EN

ISBN

9780822320418

Subjects

Science, History, Sports

Updated

2026-03-24