Paul Mcdonald

Hollywood Stardom

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Through a deft integration of star and film industry studies, Hollywood Stardom reveals the inextricable bonds between culture and commerce in contemporary notions of film stardom. Film scholar Paul McDonald explores stars and stardom in the modern film industry, analyzing the period in which the concept of "star image" has morphed into the "star brand" in a celebrity-obsessed world. Topics explored include configurations of stardom in Hollywood's talent hierarchy, the role of stars as independent producers, their use in celebrity endorsements and value in the film market, and the formation of prestige stardom through the film awards system. A wide range of examples are explored, including actors George Clooney, Mel Gibson, Tom Cruise, and Daniel Day-Lewis; along with extended case studies of some of Hollywood's top screen icons: Tom Hanks, Will Smith, and Julia Roberts. Grounded in scholarly rigor, Hollywood Stardom represents an important contribution to contemporary film studies and the shifting role of stardom in the modern Hollywood film industry.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Februar 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 160mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 590g
• ISBN-13: 9781405179829
• ISBN-10: 1405179821
• Artikelnr.: 36265090

Autorenporträt

Paul McDonald 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).

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)

"This is by far the most thorough account of Hollywoodstardom in recent decades (and, indeed, in general). Full ofdetailed examples and up-to-date research, Paul Macdonald's bookdiscusses all the major facets of contemporary Hollywood and anumber of its major stars. Highly recommended."
- Steve Neale, University ofExeter

"Paul McDonald has done it again! A meticulouslydocumented and intelligent discussion that integrates industry andstar studies. A strong contribution to the understanding ofHollywood."
- Janet Wasko, University of Oregon

"With considerable analytical verve and rigor, McDonaldmakes a valuable contribution to the political economy ofcontemporary Hollywood. His book will be required reading for thosewishing to understand the mesmerizing fusion of glamour and money,person and image that is stardom."
- Barry King, Auckland University of Technology

"In the most challenging approaches to the study of starsin a decade, Paul McDonald's analysis of stars as brandsmeshes Hollywood's performance of identity with its businessmodel to explain how stars are both meaning and money."
- Richard Maltby, Flinders University