03153cam a2200445 i 4500 17637103 BJBSDDR 20240205161014.0 ta 130225s2013 nyuaf b 001 0 eng 2012051638 9781476727745 (hardback) 1476727740 (hardback) 9781476727752 (trade paperback) 9781476727769 (ebook) DLC eng DLC rda DLC eng pcc n-us--- PN 1993.5 O14s 2013 384/.8/0973 Obst, Lynda Rosen, 1950- 33616 Sleepless in Hollywood : tales from the new abnormal in the movie business / Lynda Obst. First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition New York : Simon & Schuster, 2013. xiv, 283 pages, 17 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm. text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. The New Abnormal The Great Contraction Have Your Popcorn with Some Chopsticks Creating Preawareness From Paramount to Paranoia The Catastrophe: The Writers' Strike of 2007-8 The Diaspora: The Golden Age of Television Does the Future Have a Future? "By the author of the bestseller Hello, He Lied, a veteran producer takes a witty look at the new Hollywood. Lynda Obst returns to dish on the experts, tastemakers, and moguls of today's Hollywood and the movies they make. She describes how the movie business has lost its MO--and is now losing its talent to network and especially cable TV.With the collapse of the DVD market, the movie industry was crippled. The business reacted by producing tentpoles (mega-hits) or tadpoles (which nobody gets a chance to see). Why? Since the majority of their revenue comes from the foreign market, especially China and Russia, studios are no longer dependent on expensive stars or dialogue (i.e. writers). Special effects and 3D replace people. Obst speaks from the front lines. Her subjects are friends, moguls, former employers, mentors, and even relatives, who express their opinions with disarming bluntness and hilarity. Obst combines her experiences with insights from the smartest people in the business. In what Obst calls the New Abnormal (because Hollywood wasn't normal to begin with), studios are paralyzed. Can the movie business be resurrected? Can it once again make the movies that make us laugh, cry, and wish we could own the DVD? Obst is ready"-- Provided by publisher. Motion picture industry United States. Industria cinematográfica Estados Unidos 1507 Cover image http://www.netread.com/jcusers2/1247/745/9781476727745/image/lgcover.9781476727745.jpg 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK lmm 120439 120439 0 0 lcc 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2024-01-08 0 PN 1993.5 O14s 2013 00000170177 2024-01-08 00:00:00 1 2024-01-08 BK