By integrating star studies and film industry studies, Hollywood
Stardom reveals the inextricable bonds between culture and
commerce in contemporary notions of film stardom.
* Integrates the traditions of star studies and industry studies
to establish an original and innovative mode of analysis whereby
the ‘star image’ is replaced with the ‘star
brand’
* Offers the first extensive analysis of stardom in the
‘post-studio’ era
* Combines genre, narrative, acting, and discourse analysis with
aspects of marketing theory and the economic analysis of the film
market
* Draws on an extensive body of research data not previously
deployed in film scholarship
* A wide range of star examples are explored including George
Clooney, Mel Gibson, Tom Cruise, Daniel Day-Lewis, Tom Hanks, Will
Smith, and Julia Roberts
Mục lục
List of Figures vii
List of Tables ix
Acknowledgments x
Introduction 1
Part One: Star Business 9
1 The Symbolic Commerce of Hollywood Stardom 11
2 Star-as-Brand 41
3 The Extraordinary Ordinariness of Tom Hanks 65
Part Two: Star System 85
4 Post-Studio Stardom 87
5 Money and Talent 123
6 ‘The Will Smith Business’ 155
Part Three: Star Performance 179
7 Spectacular Acts 181
8 Prestige Stardom and the Awards System 215
9 Starring Julia Roberts 254
10 Conclusion 281
Appendix: Academy Award Nominees and Winners in the Actress and
Actor in a Leading Role Categories, 1990-2009 285
References 291
Index 315
Giới thiệu về tác giả
Paul Mc Donald is Chair of Creative Industries at the
University of Nottingham. He is the author of The Star System:
Hollywood’s Production of Popular Identities (2000) and
Video and DVD Industries (2007), and co-editor of The
Contemporary Hollywood Film Industry (2008).
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