Disaster and memory
celebrity culture and the crisis of Hollywood cinema
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Author
Publication
1999 - Columbia University Press, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
45,500 words, Guess
Page Count
182 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL366773M
- ISBN-100231113161
- OCLC Control Number98027256
- OCLC Control Number39291029
- OCLC Control Numberdisastermemoryce0000dixo
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number98027256
- LibraryThing4079058
- Goodreads2022337
Classifications
- DDC791.43
- LCCPN1994 .D54 1999
Description
Using the media's coverage of the death of Princess Diana as a starting point, the author draws on the effects of new technologies, the role of the star system, the nature of public surveillance, and the development of media conglomerates to explain why Hollywood has become so repetitive. Discussing films such as Titanic the author argues that current films replay the same plotlines with greater wizardry and less humanity than those of fifty years ago and that our culture is fascinated with images of disaster.
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