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Informationen zum Autor 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). Klappentext 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 "In Hollywood Stardom the relationship between Hollywood modes of production and economic film theory is given the importance that it deserves ... It is clear that Paul McDonald knows a great deal about Hollywood movie stars." Cassone: The International Online Magazine of Art and Art Books (June 2013) Zusammenfassung Through a deft integration of star and film industry studies, Hollywood Stardom reveals the inextricable bonds between culture and commerce in contemporary notions of film stardom. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of FiguresList of TablesAcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart One: Star Business1. The Symbolic Commerce of Hollywood Stardom2. Star-as-Brand3. The Extraordinary Ordinariness of Tom HanksPart Two: Star System4. Post-Studio Stardom5. Money and Talent6. "The Will Smith Business"Part Three: Star Performance7. Spectacular Acts8. Prestige Stardom and the Awards System9. Starring Julia Roberts10. ConclusionAppendix: Academy Award Nominees and Winners in the Actress and Actor in a Leading Role Categories, 1990-2009ReferencesIndex...
