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The Cinema Dreams Its Rivals: Media Fantasy Films from Radio to the Internet
Hardback
Main Details
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The Cinema Dreams Its Rivals: Media Fantasy Films from Radio to the Internet
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Paul Young
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| Physical Properties |
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| Category/Genre | Folk dancing |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780816635986
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| Classifications | Dewey:791.43 |
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| Edition |
Annotated edition
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| Illustrations |
40 halftones
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
University of Minnesota Press
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| Imprint |
University of Minnesota Press
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| Publication Date |
15 March 2006 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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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.
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