McDonald Hollywood Stardom

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-118-32164-5
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 352 Seiten, E-Book

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

Autoren/Hrsg.

McDonald, Paul

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

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).