Extra Added Attractions: the short subjects of MGM, Warner Brothers and Universal.
In: Media History, Jg. 9 (2003-12-01), Heft 3, S. 221-244
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This article discusses the shift in the focus of American cinema. In recent years, the focus of inquiry into the history of the American cinema has shifted from anecdotal accounts of the lives of stars, directors and studio moguls to serious analysis of Hollywood's industrial machinery as a producer of mass entertainment. Particular note has been paid to the intricate interrelationships between the three distinct branches of industrial activity: production, distribution and exhibition. From the late 1910's until a consent decree in the late 1940's, just eight studios dominated all three branches of activity, an oligopoly that was more collusive than it was competitive. Despite the depth of detail and rigour in "the new film history," it has, thus far, dealt primarily with one product line, albeit the most important in terms of revenue that is the feature-length picture.
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Extra Added Attractions: the short subjects of MGM, Warner Brothers and Universal.
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Ward, Richard |
Zeitschrift: | Media History, Jg. 9 (2003-12-01), Heft 3, S. 221-244 |
Veröffentlichung: | 2003 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 1368-8804 (print) |
DOI: | 10.1080/1368880032000145542 |
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