Quality Hollywood (International Library of the Moving Image)

King, Geoff

ISBN 10: 178453045X / ISBN 13: 9781784530457

Editore: I.B.Tauris, 2016

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2016. paperback. New. Codice articolo P011401

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Titolo: Quality Hollywood (International Library of ...

Casa editrice: I.B.Tauris

Data di pubblicazione: 2016

Legatura: Brossura

Condizione: New

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Riassunto:

What defines ‘quality’ in Hollywood film? Nuanced plots, artful cinematography and serious subjects have traditionally been associated with arthouse and independent film. But the early decades of the twenty-first century have witnessed a new era of mainstream ‘quality cinema,’ exemplified by films such as Inception, The Social Network, Blood Diamond and Mystic River. Geoff King unpacks this phenomenon, examining contemporary uses of critical terms like ‘classy,’ ‘quality’ and ‘artistic’, connecting them to cultural taste patterns and industry developments. Spanning star power, celebrity-led production companies, divisions between ‘high’ and ‘low’ culture, the impact of social media on marketing Hollywood films and the changing role of specialty divisions, this book illuminates a major recent shift in Hollywood cinema.

L'autore:

Geoff King is Professor of Film and TV Studies at Brunel University and author of books including Indie 2: Change and Continuity in American Indie Film, American Independent Cinema, Indiewood, USA: Where Hollywood Meets Independent Cinema, New Hollywood Cinema: An Introduction and Spectacular Narratives: Hollywood in the Age of the Blockbuster, all published by I.B.Tauris.