Epics, spectacles, and blockbusters
Subtitle: a Hollywood history
By: Sheldon Hall and Steve Neale.
Contributors: Neale, Stephen, 1950-
Series: Contemporary approaches to film and television series
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Detroit
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780814330081
Subjects: Motion pictures -- United States -- History; Motion picture industry -- United States -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Early films and early features, 1894-1911; title: Multireel features, epics, and roadshows, 1911-1916; title: Superspecials, specials, and programs, 1916-1927; title: Color, large screen, wide screen, and sound, 1894-1931; title: Tuners, spectacles, and prestige pictures, 1929-1939; title: Fewer but bigger, 1939-1949; title: colossals and blockbusters, 1949-1959; title: Roadshows, showcases, and runaways, 1956-1970; title: Multiple jeopardy, 1965-1975; title: Super blockbusters, 1976-1985; title: Ancillary markets, globalization, and digital technology, 1986-2009; title: Conclusion.