From Cowboy To Mogul To Monster

Download or read book Moneywood written by William Stadiem and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-01-15 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As wild and sexy and over-the-top as the decade it brings to life, "Moneywood"is the inside story of Hollywood producers in the 1980s. The purse strings were not controlled by adults, but by pop culture cowboys who couldn't balance their own checkbooks but could fast talk the talent. This is a meaty expos of the real hit men of Hollywood's last go-go decade.

Download or read book Greek Tragedy on Screen written by Pantelis Michelakis and published by . This book was released on 2013-08-29 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Greek Tragedy on Screen considers a wide range of films which engage openly with narrative and performative aspects of Greek tragedy. This volume situates these films within the context of on-going debates in film criticism and reception theory in relation to theoretical or critical readings of tragedy in contemporary culture. Michelakis argues that film adaptations of Greek tragedy need to be placed between the promises of cinema for a radical popular culture, and the divergent cultural practices and realities of commercial films, art-house films, silent cinema, and films for television, home video, and DVD. In an age where the boundaries between art and other forms of cultural production are constantly intersected and reconfigured, the appeal of Greek tragedy for the screen needs to be related to the longing it triggers for origins and authenticity, as well as to the many uncertainties, such as homelessness, violence, and loss of identity, with which it engages. The films discussed include not only critically recognized films by directors such Michael Cacoyannis, Jules Dassin, and Pier Paolo Pasolini, but also more recent films by Woody Allen, Tony Harrison, Werner Herzog, and Lars von Trier. Moreover, it also considers earlier and largely neglected films of cinematic traditions which lie outside Hollywood.

Download or read book Gatekeeping in the Evolving Business of Independent Film Distribution written by Roderik Smits and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-07-09 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about the business of distribution, around which the international film business revolves. Considering sales agents and distributors as primary gatekeepers, the book examines the networks in which they operate, how they operate, how their practices have evolved, and the power and control they exert over the business of independent film distribution. Critically, it also considers how they are affected by the powerful influence of Netflix and Amazon in the online era. At a time of disruption and change to traditional business models and industry professions, Roderik Smits argues that gatekeepers remain equally – if not more – crucial to the distribution and circulation of films in international markets.

Download or read book From Cowboy to Mogul to Monster written by Mark Damon and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2008-05-08 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book DVD, Blu-ray and Beyond written by Jonathan Wroot and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-11-03 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book demonstrates, in contrast to statistics that show declining consumption of physical formats, that there has not been a mass shift towards purely digital media. Physical releases such as special editions, DVD box-sets and Blu-Rays are frequently promoted and sought out by consumers. And that past formats such as VHS, Laserdisc and HD-DVD make for sought-after collectible items. These trends are also found within particular genres and niche categories, such as documentary, education and independent film distribution. Through its case studies, this collection makes a distinctive and significant intervention in highlighting the ways in which the film industry has responded to rapidly changing markets. This volume, global in scope, will prove useful to those studying the distribution and exhibition of films, and the economics of the film industry around the world.

Download or read book Cowboy Casanova written by Xavier Neal and published by Xavier Neal. This book was released on 2018-12-11 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A country music king. A chess playing queen. A classic tale that begins in paradise... What starts as an annual five day music festival on the beach leads to two people falling in love with new rhythms. Opposites anxiously trying to learn the beats of one another's hearts. Will the endless noise of one industry ultimately tear them apart, leaving their relationship to be nothing more than a forgotten melody, or will they manage to survive and create their perfect harmony? * This book is a COMPLETE standalone. The Culture Blind Series can be read in any order *

Download or read book Tears and Tequila written by Linda Schreyer and published by Easton Studio Press, LLC. This book was released on 2014-06-10 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joey Lerner has been running, from place to place and job to job. Now, at 32, she’s running from her home in New York City, where the last surviving member of her family has died, to Los Angeles, where she hopes to start over. Never one to follow the rules or take the obvious path, and thanks to her grandfather's hands-on training, Joey gets herself hired as the ‘handyperson’ at a funky community center owned by an Australian surfer. Soon, the job of leading a Grief Group of young widows and widowers falls into her lap. The problem is - Joey hasn’t yet healed from her own losses. Over the next nine months Joey and the Grief Group journey from death to life, together and alone. Along the way, Joey discovers the work she was born to do. Tears and Tequila is a story of love, loss, friendship, courage and, most of all, renewal; it tells of the healing that happens when you become part of a community in which everybody is missing someone.