Epics, spectacles and blockbusters a Hollywood history /

Main Author: Hall, Sheldon.
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc.
Other Authors: Neale, Stephen,
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Detroit, Mich. : Wayne State University Press, c2010.
Series:Contemporary approaches to film and television series
Subjects:
Online Access:http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10499886
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Early films and early features, 1894-1911
  • Multireel features, epics, and roadshows, 1911-1916
  • Superspecials, specials, and programs, 1916-1927
  • Color, large screen, wide screen, and sound, 1894-1931
  • Tuners, spectacles, and prestige pictures, 1929-1939
  • Fewer but bigger, 1939-1949
  • Colossals and blockbusters, 1949-1959
  • Roadshows, showcases, and runaways, 1956-1970
  • Multiple jeopardy, 1965-1975
  • Super blockbusters, 1976-1985
  • Ancillary markets, globalization, and digital technology, 1986-2009
  • Conclusion.