Epics Spectacles And Blockbusters A Hollywood History

The Pantheon Of Big-budget, Commercially Successful Films Encompasses A Range Of Genres, Including Biblical Films, War Films, Romances, Comic-book Adaptations, Animated Features, And Historical Epics. In Epics, Spectacles, And Blockbusters: A Hollywood History Authors Sheldon Hall And Steve Neale Discuss The Characteristics, History, And Modes Of Distribution And Exhibition That Unite Big-budget Pictures, From Their Beginnings In The Late Nineteenth Century To The Present. Moving Chronologically, The Authors Examine The Roots Of Todayrsquo;s Blockbuster In The Feature, Special, Superspecial, Roadshow, Epic, And Spectaclequot; Of Earlier Eras, With Special Attention To The Characteristics Of Each Type Of Picture.