With its sprawling celebrity homes, the Walk of Fame and the iconic sign on the hill, Hollywood is truly the land of stars. Glamorous and larger-than-life, many of the most memorable motion pictures of all time have emanated from its multimillion-dollar film industry, which exports more films per capita than that of any other nation. Directory of World Cinema: American Hollywood lays out the cinematic history of Tinseltown – the industry, the audiences and, of course, the stars – highlighting important thematic and cultural elements throughout. Profiles and analyses of many of the industry’s most talented and prolific directors give insights into their impact on Hollywood and beyond. A slate of blockbuster successes – and notable flops – are here discussed, providing insight into the ever-shifting aesthetic of Hollywood’s enormous global audience. User-friendly and concise yet containing an astonishing amount of information, Directory of World Cinema: American Hollywood shows how truly indispensable the Hollywood film industry is and provides a fascinating account of its cultural and artistic significance as it marks its centennial.
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Introduction by the editor
Hollywood: A history?
The Hollywood film industry
Stardom
Directors
Clint Eastwood
John Ford
DW Griffith
Steven Spielberg
Westerns
Crime film
Science fiction
Horror
Comedy
Historical films
Musicals
War films
Dramas
Romance
Animation
Blockbusters
Over de auteur
Lincoln Geraghty is reader in popular media cultures in the School of Media and Performing Arts at the University of Portsmouth, UK. He serves as Senior Editor for Cogent Arts & Humanities and Editorial Advisor for The Journal of Popular Culture, Reconstruction, Journal of Fandom Studies and Journal of Popular Television with interests in science fiction film and television, fandom, merchandising and collecting in popular culture. He is the author of Living with Star Trek: American Culture and the Star Trek Universe (2007), American Science Fiction Film and Television (2009) and Cult Collectors: Nostalgia, Fandom and Collecting Popular Culture (2014). He has edited The Influence of Star Trek on Television, Film and Culture (2008), Channeling the Future: Essays on Science Fiction and Fantasy Television (2009), The Smallville Chronicles: Critical Essays on the Television Series (2011) and, with Mark Jancovich, The Shifting Definitions of Genre: Essays on Labeling Film, Television Shows and Media (2008). He is currently serving as Editor of the Directory of World Cinema: American Hollywood, an online and print publication (2011, 2015) and his latest collection is Popular Media Cultures: Fans, Audiences and Paratexts (2015).
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