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Title:
The big picture : the fight for the future of movies / Ben Fritz.
Author:
Fritz, Ben, author.
Publication Information:
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018.
Call Number:
PN1993.5.U65 F75 2018
Abstract:
"A chronicle of the massive transformation in Hollywood since the turn of the century and the huge changes yet to come, drawing on interviews with key players, as well as documents from the 2014 Sony hack"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
9780544789760
Physical Description:
xxv, 278 pages ; 24 cm.
General Note:
"An Eamon Dolan Book."
Contents:
Groundhog Day: how franchises killed originality in Hollywood -- How Hollywood got here. The Odd Couple: Lynton and Pascal's glory days at Sony ; Reality Bites: why everything went wrong for the movie business ; Inception: the secret origin of the superhero movie ; Revenge of the Nerds: the rise of Marvel Studios ; Spider-Man: Homecoming: why Sony gave up its most valuable asset ; Star Wars: the decline of the A-List ; A Star is Born: Netflix, the new home for movie stars ; Frozen: why studios stopped making mid-budget dramas ; Trading Places: how TV stole movies' spot atop Hollywood -- Where Hollywood is headed. The Terminator: Disney, the perfect studio for the franchise age ; The Producers: creativity meets franchise management ; The Shop around the Corner: Amazon saves the Indie film business ; Apt Pupil: China's shifting relationship with Hollywood ; Field of Dreams: studio defectors and the future of nonfranchise films ; The Last Picture Show?
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