McDonald Hollywood Stardom

1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-1-118-32166-9
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

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

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

Autoren/Hrsg.

McDonald, Paul

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

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).