American Blockbuster: Movies, Technology, and Wonder

by Charles R. Acland

Book Overview

Ben Hur (1959), Jaws (1975), Avatar (2009), Wonder Woman (2017): the blockbuster movie has held a dominant position in American popular culture for decades. In American Blockbuster Charles R. Acland charts the origins, impact, and dynamics of this most visible, entertaining, and disparaged cultural form. Acland narrates how blockbusters emerged from Hollywood's turn to a hit-driven focus during the industry's business...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1478008571
• ISBN13: 9781478008576
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Duke University Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"