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Hollywood Is Everywhere: Global Directors in the Blockbuster Era (Film Culture in Transition)
Melis Behlil
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Hardcover. Melis Behlil examines the ownership structures and financial arrangements of today's Hollywood studios and how they are reflected in the employment of international directors. Series: Film Culture in Transition. Num Pages: 208 pages, 4 illustrations. BIC Classification: APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 261 x 16. Weight in Grams: 464.
Hollywood has a long tradition of bringing in emigre directors from around the world, dating back to the silent era. Today, as the film industry is ever more global, the people who make blockbuster movies seemingly reflect this tradition, hailing from many countries across the world. But that fact hides a fundamental difference, one that Melis Behlil examines in Hollywood is Everywhere: today's Hollywood studios are themselves transnational, with ownership structures and financial arrangements that stretch far beyond the borders of the United States. Seen in that context, today's international directors are less analogous to the emigre talent of the ... Read more
Hollywood has a long tradition of bringing in emigre directors from around the world, dating back to the silent era. Today, as the film industry is ever more global, the people who make blockbuster movies seemingly reflect this tradition, hailing from many countries across the world. But that fact hides a fundamental difference, one that Melis Behlil examines in Hollywood is Everywhere: today's Hollywood studios are themselves transnational, with ownership structures and financial arrangements that stretch far beyond the borders of the United States. Seen in that context, today's international directors are less analogous to the emigre talent of the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Amsterdam University Press
Condition
New
Series
Film Culture in Transition
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Amsterdam, Netherlands
ISBN
9789089647399
SKU
V9789089647399
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About Melis Behlil
Melis Behlil is an Associate Professor and Chair of Radio, Television and Cinema Department at Kadir Has University in Istanbul. She has published on media industries and contemporary Turkish cinema. She is also a board member for the Turkish Film Critics Association.
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