Placeholder text

Go to cart

Hollywood Aesthetic

By Todd Berliner

Hollywood Aesthetic

By Todd Berliner

0 - Default Title
Description
Hollywood makes the most widely successful pleasure-giving artworks the world has ever known. The industry operates under the assumption that pleasurable aesthetic experiences, among huge populations, translate into box office success. With that goal in mind, Hollywood has systematized the delivery of aesthetic pleasure, packaging and selling it on a massive scale.
In Hollywood Aesthetic, Todd Berliner accounts for the chief attraction of Hollywood cinema worldwide: its entertainment value. The book examines films such as City Lights and Goodfellas that have earned aesthetic appreciation from both fans and critics. But it also studies some curious outliers, cult films, and celebrated Hollywood experiments, such as The Killing and Starship Troopers. And it demonstrates that even ordinary popular films, from Tarzan and His Mate to Rocky III, as well as action blockbusters, like Die Hard and The Dark Knight, offer aesthetic pleasure to mass audiences. Hollywood Aesthetic explains how Hollywood engages viewers by satisfying their aesthetic desires.
Visit the companion website at www.oup.com/us/hollywoodaesthetic
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
316
Release Date:
2017-04-03
Publication Date:
2017-04-01
Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0190658754
ISBN13:
9780190658755
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
883 g
Height:
178 cm
Width:
254 cm
Thickness:
20 cm
Buy on Amazon
Currently sold out