Lost Illusions: American Cinema in the Shadow of Watergate and Vietnam, 1970-1979

"David Cook's Lost Illusions is an excellent account of Hollywood in the 1970s—a decade of social upheaval around the world and major transformation in the U.S. movie industry. His book overflows with useful data, and his lucid account of mainstream entertainment is nicely supplemented by the special chapters by other scholars: Douglas Gomery on exhibition, William Rothman on documentaries, and Robin Blaetz on the avant-garde."—James O. Naremore, author of More than Night: Film Noir in Its Contexts

"A book of impressive research which eschews vague impressions for a rigorous look at industry documents and publications, among other sources of information. . . . The breakthrough in Cook's study comes primarily from the ways he figures the interrelation of the two key developments in 1970s American film around auteurism and industry reconsideration. . . . David Cook's volume is a studding addition to the series."—Dana Polan, Film Quarterly