Epics, Spectacles, and Blockbusters: A Hollywood History

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Wayne State University Press, 15 avr. 2010 - 376 pages
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Considers the history of the American blockbuster—the large-scale, high-cost film—as it evolved from the 1890s to today.
 

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INTRODUCTION
1
EARLY FILMS AND EARLY FEATURES 18941911
9
MULTIREEL FEATURES EPICS AND ROADSHOWS 19111916
21
SUPERSPECIALS SPECIALS AND PROGRAMS 19161927
41
COLOR LARGE SCREEN WIDE SCREEN AND SOUND 18941931
62
TUNERS SPECTACLES AND PRESTIGE PICTURES 19291939
88
FEWER BUT BIGGER 19391949
112
COLOSSALS AND BLOCKBUSTERS 19491959
135
ROADSHOWS SHOWCASES AND RUNAWAYS 19561970
159
MULTIPLE JEOPARDY 19651975
187
SUPER BLOCKBUSTERS 19761985
213
ANCILLARY MARKETS GLOBALIZATION AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY 19862009
235
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Epics, Spectacles, and Blockbusters: A Hollywood History
Sheldon Hall,Stephen Neale
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À propos de l'auteur (2010)

Sheldon Hall is a senior lecturer in stage and screen studies at Sheffield Hallam University and author of Zulu: With Some Guts Behind It – The Making of the Epic Film and co-editor (with John Belton and Steve Neale) of Widescreen Worldwide.Steve Neale is professor of English at the University of Exeter and author and editor of several books, most recently, Genre and Contemporary Hollywood.

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TitreEpics, Spectacles, and Blockbusters: A Hollywood History
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AuteurSheldon Hall
RédacteursSheldon Hall, Steve Neale
ÉditeurWayne State University Press, 2010
ISBN0814336973, 9780814336977
Longueur376 pages
  
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