Twentieth Century Fox

1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-1-138-92126-9
Verlag: CRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 300 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 560 g

Reihe: The Routledge Hollywood Centenary Series

This is the first scholarly history of Fox from its origins in 1904 to the present. It builds upon research and histories of individual periods to describe how one company responded to a century-long evolution of the audience, nationally and globally.

In the beginning, William Fox grabbed a once-in-a-millennium opportunity to build a business based on a genuinely new art form. This study explores the enduring legacy of F.W. Murnau, Will Rogers, Shirley Temple, John Ford, Spyros Skouras, George Lucas, James Cameron, and many others, offering discussion of those behind and in front of the camera, delving deeply into the history and evolution of the studio. Key films covered include The Iron Horse, The Grapes of Wrath, How Green Was My Valley, Forever Amber, All About Eve, Cleopatra, The Sound of Music, Planet of the Apes, Star Wars, Titanic, and Fight Club, providing an extensive look at the successes and flops that shaped not only Twentieth Century Fox, but the entire Hollywood landscape. Through a chronological study, the book charts the studio’s impact right up to the present day, providing a framework to allow us to look to the future of moviemaking and film consumption.

Lively and fresh in its approach, this book is a comprehensive study of the studio for scholars, students, and enthusiasts of Hollywood cinema, film history, and media industries.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wasser, Frederick

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Kunst Kunstformen, Kunsthandwerk Installations-, Aktions-, Computer- und Videokunst
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Mediensoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; 1. William Fox and the Beginnings (1904-1924); 2. Fox Goes for Broke and is Broken (1924-1935); 3. A New Company Finds Itself During a Depression (1935-1941); 4. Social Problems, Mature Women, and Musicals (1942-1952); 5. Trying to Get It Right: From TV to Cleopatra (1953-1964); 6. The Sound of Music and 'the Sixties' (1965-1975); 7. From Stanfill to Murdoch and Featuring George Lucas (1975-1984); 8. Twentieth Century Fox as Murdoch's Global Conglomerate (1984-1997); 9. Fox Outlasts the Twentieth Century by 20 Years (1998-2019)

Über Autor(innen)

Frederick Wasser is a professor in the Department of Television, Radio and Emerging Media at Brooklyn College in the City University of New York. He is the author of numerous chapters and articles on American media. His books include Veni, Vidi, Video and Steven Spielberg’s America.