Hollywood in the new millennium
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
Hollywood in the new millennium
AUTHOR:
Balio, Tino
British Film Institute
ISBN:
9781844573806
PUBLICATION_INFO:
London : Palgrave Macmillan on behalf of the British Film Institute, 2013
PHYSICAL_DESC:
178 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
SERIES:
International screen industries
SERIES_TITLE:
International screen industries
GENERAL_NOTE:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [152]-162) and index.
Winner of Choice Magazine Outstanding Reference/Academic Book Award 2013.
ABSTRACT:
"Hollywood is facing unprecedented challenges and is changing rapidly and radically as a result. In this major new study of the contemporary film industry, leading film historian Tino Balio explores the impact of the Internet, declining DVD sales and changing consumer spending habits on the way Hollywood conducts its business. Today, the major studios play an insignificant role in the bottom lines of their conglomerate parents and have fled to safety, relying on big-budget tentpoles, franchises and family films to reach their target audiences. Comprehensive, compelling and filled with engaging case studies (TimeWarner, DreamWorks SKG, Spider Man, The Lord of the Rings, IMAX, Netflix, Miramax, Sony Pictures Classics, Lionsgate and Sundance), Hollywood in the New Millennium is a must-read for all students of film studies, cinema studies, media studies, communication studies, and radio and television."--Publisher's description.
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SUBJECT:
| Motion picture industry -- California -- Los Angeles -- History -- 21st century |
| Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- History |
BIBSUMMARY:
"Hollywood is facing unprecedented challenges and is changing rapidly and radically as a result. In this major new study of the contemporary film industry, leading film historian Tino Balio explores the impact of the Internet, declining DVD sales and changing consumer spending habits on the way Hollywood conducts its business. Today, the major studios play an insignificant role in the bottom lines of their conglomerate parents and have fled to safety, relying on big-budget tentpoles, franchises and family films to reach their target audiences. Comprehensive, compelling and filled with engaging case studies (TimeWarner, DreamWorks SKG, Spider Man, The Lord of the Rings, IMAX, Netflix, Miramax, Sony Pictures Classics, Lionsgate and Sundance), Hollywood in the New Millennium is a must-read for all students of film studies, cinema studies, media studies, communication studies, and radio and television."--Publisher's description.