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A New Pot of Gold: Hollywood under the Electronic Rainbow, 1980-1989 (History of the American Cinema)

By Stephen Prince

Book information

Publisher
University of California Press
Year
2002
ISBN
0520232666, 9780520232662
Open Library ID
OL7711372M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
5 MB (5740839 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
585\510
Topic
History
Time added
2014-10-05 02:30:00

Description

Facing an economic crisis in the 1980s, the Hollywood industry moved boldly to control the ancillary markets of videotape, video disk, pay-cable and pay-per-view, and the major studios found themselves targeted for acquisition by global media and communications companies. This volume examines the decade's transformation that took Hollywood from the production of theatrical film to media software.Some of the films discussed in this volume include:PlatoonDo the Right ThingBlue VelvetDinerE.T.BatmanBody Heat

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