Epics, Spectacles, and Blockbusters
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Epics, Spectacles, and Blockbusters by Wayne State University Press
The pantheon of big-budget, commercially successful films encompasses a range of genres, including biblical films, war films, romances, comic-book adaptations, animated features, and historical epics. This title considers the history of the American blockbuster - the large-scale, high-cost film - as it evolved from the 1890s.
Sheldon Hall is a senior lecturer in stage and screen studies at Sheffield Hallam University and author of Zulu: With Some Guts Behind It - The Making of the Epic Film and co-editor (with John Belton and Steve Neale) of Widescreen Worldwide. Steve Neale is professor of English at the University of Exeter and author and editor of several books, most recently, Genre and Contemporary Hollywood.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780814330081 |
| ISBN 10 | 0814330088 |
| Title | Epics, Spectacles, and Blockbusters |
| Author | Steve Neale |
| Series | Contemporary Approaches To Film And Media Series |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Wayne State University Press |
| Year published | 2010-04-30 |
| Number of pages | 376 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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