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Author:

Fritz, Ben, author.

Title:

The big picture : the fight for the future of movies / Ben Fritz.

Publisher:

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

xxv, 278 pages ; 24 cm

Subject:

Motion picture studios--Los Angeles--Los Angeles--History--21st century.
Motion picture industry--Los Angeles--Los Angeles--History--21st century.
Motion pictures--Los Angeles--Los Angeles--History--21st century.
Sony Pictures Entertainment, Inc--History--21st century.
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)--History--21st century.

Notes:

"An Eamon Dolan book." Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-263) and index.

Contents:

Introduction: Groundhog Day--how franchises killed originality in Hollywood -- Part 1: How Hollywood got here -- The odd couple: Lynton and Pascal's glory days at Sony -- Reality bites: how everything went wrong for the movie business -- Inception: the secret origin of the superhero move -- Revenge of the nerds: the rise of Marvel Studios -- Spider-Man: Homecoming--why Sony gave up its most valuable asset -- Star wars: the decline of the A-list -- Frozen: why studios stopped making mid-budget dramas -- Trading places: how TV stole movies' spot atop Hollywood -- Part 2: Where Hollywood is headed -- The Terminator: Disney, the perfect studio for the franchise age -- The producers: creativity meets franchise management -- The shop around the corner: Amazon saves the indie film business -- Apt pupil: China's shifting relationship with Hollywood -- Field of dreams: studio defectors and the future of nonfranchise films -- The last picture show?.

ISBN:

0544789768
9780544789760

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1026503454

LCCN:

bl2018029134

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

TCPG826 -- Bettendorf Public Library Information Center (Bettendorf)

XXPH787 -- Council Bluffs Public Library (Council Bluffs)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)