Hollywood Stardom

1. Auflage 2013
ISBN: 978-1-4051-7983-6
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 352 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 228 mm, Gewicht: 452 g

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

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Medien-, Informations und Kommunikationswirtschaft Filmindustrie

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).