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Twenty-First-Century Hollywood: Rebooting the System (Short Cuts)
Twenty-First-Century Hollywood looks into the contexts of studio film production in the new century in order to understand what shapes the style and content of present-day cinema. In an era dominated in box-office terms by the franchise and the family film, this book combines close textual readings and industrial analysis, illustrating why these kinds of movies are favored in the contemporary climate by producers and audiences alike. Neil Archer critically explores the narrative and aesthetic strategies at work in Hollywoods most high-profile films, from Harry Potter, to Marvels Cinematic Universe, to Read more