tales from the new abnormal in the movie business Obst, Lynda Rosen 1950- creator text bibliography nyu 2013 First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition monographic eng

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xiv, 283 pages, 17 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm. "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"-- 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? Lynda Obst. Includes bibliographical references and index. n-us--- Motion picture industry United States Industria cinematográfica Estados Unidos PN 1993.5 O14s 2013 384/.8/0973 9781476727745 (hardback) 1476727740 (hardback) 9781476727752 (trade paperback) 2012051638 http://www.netread.com/jcusers2/1247/745/9781476727745/image/lgcover.9781476727745.jpg http://www.netread.com/jcusers2/1247/745/9781476727745/image/lgcover.9781476727745.jpg DLC 130225 20240205161014.0 17637103 eng