Bibliograph

The big picture, the fight for the future of movies, Ben Fritz

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The big picture, the fight for the future of movies, Ben Fritz

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-263) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The big picture

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1026503454

Responsibility statement

Ben Fritz

Sub title

the fight for the future of movies

Summary

In the past decade, Hollywood has endured a cataclysm on a par with the end of silent film and the demise of the studio system. Ben Fritz chronicles this dramatic shakeup with unmatched skill, bringing equal fluency to both the financial and entertainment aspects of Hollywood. Despite the destruction of the studios' traditional playbook, Fritz argues that these seismic shifts signal the dawn of a new heyday for film

Table Of Contents

Introduction: Groundhog Day--how franchises killed originality in Hollywood -- Part 1: How Hollywood got here -- The odd couple: Lynton and Pascal's glory days at Sony -- Reality bites: how everything went wrong for the movie business -- Inception: the secret origin of the superhero move -- Revenge of the nerds: the rise of Marvel Studios -- Spider-Man: Homecoming--why Sony gave up its most valuable asset -- Star wars: the decline of the A-list -- Frozen: why studios stopped making mid-budget dramas -- Trading places: how TV stole movies' spot atop Hollywood -- Part 2: Where Hollywood is headed -- The Terminator: Disney, the perfect studio for the franchise age -- The producers: creativity meets franchise management -- The shop around the corner: Amazon saves the indie film business -- Apt pupil: China's shifting relationship with Hollywood -- Field of dreams: studio defectors and the future of nonfranchise films -- The last picture show?

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