Guides students through the evolution of Hollywood filmmaking since 1945

At the end of World War II, Hollywood was incredibly prosperous. Numerous challenges and crises have since changed the American film industry yet Hollywood's worldwide dominance remains intact at the start of a new century. Indeed, in today's global economy the products of the American entertainment industry (of which movies are now only one part) are more ubiquitous than ever.

Barry Langford explores the concept of 'post-classical' Hollywood cinema and how it can help or hinder our understanding of Hollywood from the forties to the present. He looks at how today's 'Hollywood' - absorbed into transnational media conglomerates like NewsCorp., Sony, and Viacom - differs from the legendary studios of Hollywood's Golden Age. He then discusses the dominant frameworks and conventions that influence the way in which films are made, marketed and consumed today and asks how these have changed across the last seven decades.

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