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a Hollywood history

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Epics, spectacles, and blockbusters: a Hollywood history
2010, Wayne State University Press
in English
Cover of: Epics, spectacles, and blockbusters
Epics, spectacles, and blockbusters: a Hollywood history
2010, Wayne State University Press
in English

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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.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Published in
Detroit, Mich
Series
Contemporary approaches to film and television series

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
791.430973
Library of Congress
PN1993.5.U6 H278 2010

The Physical Object

Pagination
vii, 363 p. :
Number of pages
363

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL24448790M
Internet Archive
epicsspectaclesb0000hall
ISBN 10
0814330088
ISBN 13
9780814330081
LCCN
2009041796
OCLC/WorldCat
456551372

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