Epics, Spectacles, and Blockbusters: A Hollywood History

by Sheldon Hall and Steve Neale

Considers the history of the American blockbuster--the large-scale, high-cost film--as it evolved from the 1890s to today.

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. In Epics, Spectacles, and Blockbusters: A Hollywood History authors Sheldon Hall and Steve Neale discuss the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814330088
• ISBN13: 9780814330081
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 376 Pages
• Weight: 1.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.1" x 10.5"