Hollywood Stardom (häftad)
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Häftad (Paperback / softback)
Språk
Engelska
Antal sidor
352
Utgivningsdatum
2013-01-18
Upplaga
1
Förlag
Wiley-Blackwell
Illustrationer
black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures
Dimensioner
229 x 152 x 25 mm
Vikt
454 g
Antal komponenter
1
ISBN
9781405179836

Hollywood Stardom

av Paul McDonald
Häftad,  Engelska, 2013-01-18
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By integrating star studies and film industry studies, Hollywood Stardom reveals the inextricable bonds between culture and commerce in contemporary notions of film stardom. Integrates the traditions of star studies and industry studies to establish an original and innovative mode of analysis whereby the star image is replaced with the star brand Offers the first extensive analysis of stardom in the post-studio era Combines genre, narrative, acting, and discourse analysis with aspects of marketing theory and the economic analysis of the film market Draws on an extensive body of research data not previously deployed in film scholarship A wide range of star examples are explored including George Clooney, Mel Gibson, Tom Cruise, Daniel Day-Lewis, Tom Hanks, Will Smith, and Julia Roberts
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"In Hollywood Stardom the relationship between Hollywood modes of production and economic film theory is given the importance that it deserves ... It is clear that Paul McDonald knows a great deal about Hollywood movie stars." Cassone: The International Online Magazine of Art and Art Books (June 2013)

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Paul McDonald is Chair of Creative Industries at the University of Nottingham. He is the author of The Star System: Hollywoods Production of Popular Identities (2000) and Video and DVD Industries (2007), and co-editor of The Contemporary Hollywood Film Industry (2008).

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List of Figures vii List of Tables ix Acknowledgments x Introduction 1 Part One: Star Business 9 1 The Symbolic Commerce of Hollywood Stardom 11 2 Star-as-Brand 41 3 The Extraordinary Ordinariness of Tom Hanks 65 Part Two: Star System 85 4 Post-Studio Stardom 87 5 Money and Talent 123 6 The Will Smith Business 155 Part Three: Star Performance 179 7 Spectacular Acts 181 8 Prestige Stardom and the Awards System 215 9 Starring Julia Roberts 254 10 Conclusion 281 Appendix: Academy Award Nominees and Winners in the Actress and Actor in a Leading Role Categories, 19902009 285 References 291 Index 315

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