Post-Classical Hollywood : Film Industry, Style and Ideology since 1945

• Autore: Langford Barry
• Pubblicazione: Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, 2010
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (321 p.)
• Disciplina: 791.43097309045
• Soggetto topico: Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- History -- 20th century; Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- History -- 21st century; Motion picture industry -- California -- Los Angeles -- History -- 20th century; Motion picture industry -- California -- Los Angeles -- History -- 21st century; Motion pictures -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Motion pictures -- United States -- History -- 21st century; Motion pictures - United States - History - 20th century; Motion pictures - United States - History - 21st century; Motion picture industry - History - 20th century - California - Los Angeles; Motion picture industry - History - 21st century - Los Angeles - California; Film; Music, Dance, Drama & Film
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 ; Chapter 7 Corporate HollywoodThe Biggest, the Best: 1985; Chapter 8 Culture Wars; The Biggest, the Best: 1995; Chapter 9 Post- Classical Style?; The Biggest, the Best: 2005; Conclusion: 'Hollywood' Now; Appendix; Further Reading; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Post-Classical Hollywood
• ISBN: 9780748643219
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910822520703321
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