Paul McDonald

Hollywood Stardom (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

By integrating star studies and film industry studies, HollywoodStardom reveals the inextricable bonds between culture andcommerce in contemporary notions of film stardom. * Integrates the traditions of star studies and industry studiesto establish an original and innovative mode of analysis wherebythe 'star image' is replaced with the 'starbrand' * Offers the first extensive analysis of stardom in the'post-studio' era * Combines genre, narrative, acting, and discourse analysis withaspects of marketing theory and the economic analysis of the filmmarket * Draws on an extensive body of research data not previouslydeployed in film scholarship * A wide range of star examples are explored including GeorgeClooney, Mel Gibson, Tom Cruise, Daniel Day-Lewis, Tom Hanks, WillSmith, and Julia Roberts

Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. November 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781118321645
• Artikelnr.: 37356459

Autorenporträt

Paul McDonald is Chair of Creative Industries at theUniversity of Nottingham. He is the author of The Star System:Hollywood's Production of Popular Identities (2000) andVideo and DVD Industries (2007), and co-editor of TheContemporary Hollywood Film Industry (2008).

Inhaltsangabe

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 andActor in a Leading Role Categories, 1990-2009 285 References 291 Index 315

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List of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgments Introduction Part One: Star
Business 1. The Symbolic Commerce of Hollywood Stardom 2. Star-as-Brand 3.
The Extraordinary Ordinariness of Tom Hanks Part Two: Star System 4.
Post-Studio Stardom 5. Money and Talent 6. "The Will Smith Business" Part
Three: Star Performance 7. Spectacular Acts 8. Prestige Stardom and the
Awards System 9. Starring Julia Roberts 10. Conclusion Appendix: Academy
Award Nominees and Winners in the Actress and Actor in a Leading Role
Categories, 1990-2009 References Index

Rezensionen

"In Hollywood Stardom the relationship between Hollywood modes of production and economic film theory is given the importance that it deserves ... It is clear that Paul McDonald knows a great deal about Hollywood movie stars."
Cassone: The International Online Magazine of Art and Art Books (June 2013)