The Contemporary Hollywood Film Industry

Paul McDonald (University of Portsmouth), Janet Wasko (University of Oregon)

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English

Wiley-Blackwell
10 January 2008

Cinema industry

The Contemporary Hollywood Film Industry is a collection of essays by leading scholars that examines the state of the U.S. film industry, from the l980s to present day.

Includes important discussions of the industry’s labour and star systems, as well as intellectual property and state relations

Considers the role of independent producers, the global marketplace for Hollywood product, corporate changes, and various new media windows, including video, DVD to cable, satellite, and online channels of delivery

Brings together an international team of leading film scholars

Offers a balanced and fresh approach to this important contemporary period in Hollywood

Edited by: Paul McDonald (University of Portsmouth), Janet Wasko (University of Oregon)
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 180mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 765g
ISBN: 9781405133876
ISBN 10: 1405133872
Pages: 348
Publication Date: 10 January 2008
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Paul McDonald is Professor in Film and Television Studies at the University of Portsmouth, UK. He is the author of Video and DVD Industries and The Star System: Hollywood’s Production of Popular Identities and co-editor for the International Screen Industries series from the British Film Institute. Janet Wasko is the Knight Chair in Communication Research at the University of Oregon. She is the author of How Hollywood Works, Understanding Disney: The Manufacture of Fantasy, and Hollywood in the Information Age: Beyond the Silver Screen. She also edited A Companion to Television and Dazzled by Disney? The Global Disney Audience Project.

Reviews for The Contemporary Hollywood Film Industry

Its purpose is to explain the Hollywood 'industry' with industrial-strength clarity. Mission accomplished. (CHOICE) Expertly organised and sharply focused, this collection gives its readers a clear and comprehensive introduction to how Hollywood has reorganised itself for its second century as the dominant global entertainment machine. ?Richard Maltby, Flinders University The Contemporary Hollywood Film Industry does well to highlight the evolving 'global Hollywood,' the American film industry?s truly multinational scale and scope. Of particular interest are the book?s several essays on so-called ancillary industries like videogames and music, which give readers a good, long look at a film industry that today concerns itself with a lot more than just making movies. ?Jon Lewis, Professor, Oregon State University