Hollywood cinema / Richard Maltby.
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TextPublication details: Malden, Mass. ; Oxford : Blackwell, 2003.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xv, 696 p. : ill., ports. ; 26 cmISBN: - 9780631216148 (hbk.) :
- 9780631216155 (pbk.) :
- 0631216154(pbk.)
- Motion picture industry -- Unites States -- History
- Motion pictures -- United States -- History
- Motion pictures -- California -- Los Angeles -- History
- Motion picture industry -- California -- Los Angeles -- History
- Performing Arts
- The arts: general issues
- Communication studies
- Social & cultural history
- Sociology & anthropology
- Films, cinema
- Cultural studies
- 791.430973 MAL
- PN1993.5.U6 M2296 2003
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending | 791.430973 MAL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 203545 |
Previous ed.: 1995.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 644-665) and index.
Part I.The commercial aesthetic -- 1.Taking Hollywood seriously -- 2.Entertainment 1 -- 3.Entertainment 2 -- 4.Genre -- Part II.Histories -- 5.Industry 1: to 1948 -- 6.Industry 2: from 1948-1980 -- 7.Industry 3: since 1980 -- 8.Technology -- 9.Politics -- Part III.Conventions -- 10.Space 1 -- 11.Space 2 -- 12.Performance 1 -- 13.Performance 2 -- 14.Time -- 15.Narrative 1 -- 16.Narrative 2 -- Part IV.Approaches -- 17.Criticism -- 18.Theories.
This comprehensive introduction to Hollywood cinema provides a fascinating account of the world's most powerful film industry. Taking a broad approach, it covers historical, social, cultural and theoretical angles.