A World in Chaos

Through an analysis of films such as American Beauty, Blade Runner, Natural Born Killers, and Thelma and Louise, Carl Boggs and Thomas Pollard explore the historical and theoretical shift from the long era of modernity to an emergent postmodernity and examine its intersection with film culture.

Tom Pollard is professor of social sciences at National University in San Jose.

Preface	p. vii
The new Cinematic Society	p. 1
The Rise and Decline of Modernism	p. 37
The Postmodern Revolt: A New Era?	p. 75
The Many Faces of Postmodernism	p. 127
The Postmodern Visual Style	p. 187
Postmodern Cinema in a Corporate World	p. 213
Conclusion: Hollywood and the Decline of Political Culture	p. 239
Filmography: Selected Postmodern Films	p. 251
Notes	p. 281
Photo Credits	p. 293
Index	p. 295
About the Authors	p. 315
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