Hollywood in the Information Age

Beyond the Silver Screen

Janet Wasko (University of Oregon)

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Polity Press
27 August 1994

Films, movies & cinema; Media studies; Cinema industry

This is a major new assessment of the American movie industry in the 1990's, focusing on the development of new communication technologies such as cable and home video and examining their impact on the production and distribution of motion pictures.

By: Janet Wasko (University of Oregon)
Imprint: Polity Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 238mm, Width: 160mm, Spine: 29mm
Weight: 652g
ISBN: 9780745603186
ISBN 10: 0745603181
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 27 August 1994
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , A / AS level , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Introduction: Hollywood and the Culture Industry. 2. The Way We Were: An Historical Look at Hollywood and Technology. 3. Film Production: In the Information Age. 4. The Big Boys: The Hollywood Majors. 5. The Wired Nation and the Electronic Super Highway: Cable Television, Pay Cable, Pay-Per-View and Beyond. 6. Talkin' 'Bout a Revolution: Home Video. 7. The Silver Screen: Theatrical Exhibition in the Information Age. 8. Hollywood Meets Madison Ave: The Commercialization of U. S. Films. 9. Around the World in Nanoseconds: International Markets for Filmed Entertainment. 10. Hooray for Hollywood: Moving into the 21st Century. Index.

Janet Wasko is the author of many books and articles including, Movies and Money, The Political Economy of Information (editor with Vincent Mosco, University of Wisconsin Press, 1988) and Communications and Democracy (editor with Slavko Splichal, Ablex Publishing Corp., 1993).

Reviews for Hollywood in the Information Age: Beyond the Silver Screen

'This book is a timely contribution to the debate on the Information Super Highway and the globalization of media markets. Full of up-to-date information, it is essential reading for all those studying current developments in the media.' Nicholas Garnham, University of Westminster 'Looking for a rudder to steer through the shifting currents of moviedom in the information age? Wasko's ... treatise may be just the thing.' Box Office 'Wasko provides a full analysis of the major ways the Hollywood movie business is maintaining its monopoly on film making. This is an important look at the lucrative business of big movie making. Recommended.' The Reader's Review