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In the Wings

© 2019 Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick

© 2019 Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Acknowledgments ix
  4. Introduction: Stardom in the 2000s 1
  5. 1. Wonder Boys: Matt Damon, Johnny Depp, and Robert Downey Jr. 12
  6. 2. Clint Eastwood and Morgan Freeman: Million-Dollar Seniors 32
  7. 3. Jennifer Aniston and Tina Fey: Girls with Glasses 50
  8. 4. Puerile Pillars of the Frat Pack: Jack Black,Will Ferrell, Adam Sandler, and Ben Stiller 70
  9. 5. Javier Bardem and Benicio Del Toro: Beyond Machismo 90
  10. 6. Philip Seymour Hoffman: Jesus of Uncool 108
  11. 7. A Postfeminist Primer: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Hilary Swank, and Renée Zellweger 128
  12. 8. Heath Ledger: I’m Not There 147
  13. 9. Leonardo DiCaprio and Sean Penn: Acting Authentic 166
  14. 10. Kate Winslet and Cate Blanchett:The Performance Is the Star 182
  15. 11. Brangelina: Celebrity, Credibility, and the Composite Überstar 200
  16. 12. George Clooney:The Issues Guy 220
  17. In the Wings 238
  18. WORKS CITED 243
  19. CONTRIBUTORS 247
  20. INDEX 251
Shining in Shadows
This chapter is in the book Shining in Shadows
https://doi.org/10.36019/9780813552163-015

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Acknowledgments ix
  4. Introduction: Stardom in the 2000s 1
  5. 1. Wonder Boys: Matt Damon, Johnny Depp, and Robert Downey Jr. 12
  6. 2. Clint Eastwood and Morgan Freeman: Million-Dollar Seniors 32
  7. 3. Jennifer Aniston and Tina Fey: Girls with Glasses 50
  8. 4. Puerile Pillars of the Frat Pack: Jack Black,Will Ferrell, Adam Sandler, and Ben Stiller 70
  9. 5. Javier Bardem and Benicio Del Toro: Beyond Machismo 90
  10. 6. Philip Seymour Hoffman: Jesus of Uncool 108
  11. 7. A Postfeminist Primer: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Hilary Swank, and Renée Zellweger 128
  12. 8. Heath Ledger: I’m Not There 147
  13. 9. Leonardo DiCaprio and Sean Penn: Acting Authentic 166
  14. 10. Kate Winslet and Cate Blanchett:The Performance Is the Star 182
  15. 11. Brangelina: Celebrity, Credibility, and the Composite Überstar 200
  16. 12. George Clooney:The Issues Guy 220
  17. In the Wings 238
  18. WORKS CITED 243
  19. CONTRIBUTORS 247
  20. INDEX 251
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