TY - BOOK ID - 30730865 TI - The silvering screen PY - 2011 SN - 9781442686045 1442661984 1442686049 9781442661981 1442611049 9781442611047 9781442611047 1442611049 9781442640795 1442640790 PB - Toronto, Ontario DB - UniCat KW - Aging in motion pictures. KW - People with disabilities in motion pictures. KW - Motion pictures. KW - Cinema KW - Feature films KW - Films KW - Movies KW - Moving-pictures KW - Handicapped in motion pictures KW - History and criticism KW - Audio-visual materials KW - Mass media KW - Performing arts KW - Motion pictures KW - Alter, ... KW - Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer KW - Bibel KW - USA. KW - Umschulungswerkstätte für Siedler und Auswanderer KW - USA KW - Bitterfeld KW - Philemonbrief KW - <<Der>> Brief an Philemon KW - Phlm KW - Philem KW - Philm KW - Phm KW - Film KW - Flm KW - Fm KW - Epistula ad Philomenem KW - <<The>> letter to Philemon KW - Epître à Philémon KW - Epistle to Philemon KW - Paulus UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:30730865 AB - Popular films have always included elderly characters, but until recently, old age only played a supporting role on screen. Now, as the Baby Boomer population hits retirement, there has been an explosion of films, including Away From Her, The Straight Story, The Barbarian Invasions, and About Schmidt, where aging is a central theme. This book is a sustained discussion of old age in cinema. It brings together theories from disability studies, critical gerontology, and cultural studies, to examine how the film industry has linked old age with physical and mental disability. The author further examines Hollywood's mixed messages, the applauding of actors who portray the debilitating side of aging, while promoting a culture of youth, as well as the gendering of old age on film. The book makes an attempt to counter the fear of aging implicit in these readings by proposing alternate ways to value getting older. ER -