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The Cinema Dreams Its Rivals: Media Fantasy Films from Radio to the Internet

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Cinema Dreams Its Rivals: Media Fantasy Films from Radio to the Internet
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Paul Young
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:360
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 149
Category/GenreFolk dancing
ISBN/Barcode 9780816635993
ClassificationsDewey:791.43
Audience
Undergraduate

Publishing Details

Publisher University of Minnesota Press
Imprint University of Minnesota Press
Publication Date 15 March 2006
Publication Country United States

Description

By the middle of the twentieth century, Hollywood, formerly the one and only dream factory, found itself facing a host of media rivals for the public's attention. In the 1980s, another competitor arrived in the form of the proto-Internet-a computer network as yet untested by all but research scientists, college students, the military, and a few thousand PC and modem owners. How did Hollywood respond to this nascent challenge? By dreaming about it, in a series of technological fantasies. This book examines the meaning and effect of the movies' attempts to reshape the shifting media landscape.

Author Biography

Paul Young is professor of English and director of the film studies program at Vanderbilt University.