Post-classical Hollywood: film industry, style and ideology since 1945
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Main Author: Langford, Barry (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press 2010
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Cover; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; PART I Hollywood in Transition 1945-65; Introduction to Part I; Chapter 1 The Autumn of the Patriarchs; The Biggest, the Best: 1946; Chapter 2 The Communication of Ideas; The Biggest, the Best: 1955; Chapter 3 Modernising Hollywood; PART II Crisis and Renaissance 1966-81; Introduction to Part II; The Biggest, the Best: 1965; Chapter 4 The Changing of the Guard; Chapter 5 New Wave Hollywood; The Biggest, The Best: 1975; Chapter 6 Who Lost the Picture Show?; PART III New Hollywood 1982-2006; Introduction to Part III.
At the end of World War II, Hollywood basked in unprecedented prosperity. Since then, numerous challenges and crises have changed the American film industry. Nevertheless, at the start of a new century, Hollywood's worldwide dominance remains intact & mdash;indeed, in today's global economy, the products of the American entertainment industry (of which movies are now only one part) are more ubiquitous than ever. How does today's Hollywood & mdash;embedded within transnational media conglomerates like NewsCorp., Sony, and Viacom & mdash;differ from the legendary studios of its Golden Age? What are
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xviii, 302 pages)
ISBN:0748638571
074863858X
0748643214
9780748638574
9780748638581
9780748643219

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