{"product_id":"directory-of-world-cinema-american-hollywood-2","title":"Directory of World Cinema: American Hollywood 2","description":"Hollywood continues to reign supreme; from award-winning dramas to multimillion-dollar, special-effects-laden blockbusters, Tinseltown produces the films that audiences around the world go to the cinema to see. While the film industry has dramatically changed over the years – stars have come and gone, studios have risen and fallen, new technologies have emerged to challenge directors and entice audiences – Hollywood remains the centre of global media entertainment.\n \nThe second volume of \u003cem\u003eDirectory of World Cinema: American Hollywood\u003c\/em\u003e builds on its predecessor by exploring how the industry has evolved and expanded throughout its history. With new essays that discuss the importance of genre, adaptation, locations and technology in the production of film, this collection explores how Hollywood has looked to create, innovate, borrow and adapt new methods of filmmaking to capture the audience’s imaginations. Touching on classic films such as \u003cem\u003eNorth by Northwest\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDirty Harry\u003c\/em\u003e alongside CGI blockbusters like \u003cem\u003eThe Lord of the Rings\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Dark Knight\u003c\/em\u003e as well as comedies such as \u003cem\u003eWhen Harry Met Sally\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eJerry Maguire\u003c\/em\u003e, this landmark book charts the changing tastes of cinema-goers and the diverse range of offerings from Hollywood. \n \nUser-friendly and concise, yet dense and wide-ranging, \u003cem\u003eDirectory of World Cinema: American Hollywood 2 \u003c\/em\u003edemonstrates that Hollywood, despite its challenges from independent filmmakers and foreign directors, remains the undisputed king of moviemaking in the twenty-first century.","brand":"Intellect","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49747736461656,"sku":"9781783200061","price":58.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781783200061.jpg?v=1778598023","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/directory-of-world-cinema-american-hollywood-2","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}