Hollywood and the Americanization of Britain

From the 1920s to the Present

Inbunden, Engelska, 2013

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For 100 years, Hollywood has provided both the majority and the most popular of films shown on British screens. For many Britons, Hollywood films are not foreign films. Whether seen in the cinema, on television or the internet, they are regarded as normal screen fare and a part of everyday life. Hollywood and the Americanization of Britain is the first book to take a wide ranging view of this phenomenon, exploring the tastes and preferences of British audiences from the silent era to the present. Mark Glancy investigates the British reception of Hollywood films, ranging from The Public Enemy through film history to The Patriot and Grease. Drawing on rich original sources, his carefully researched and lively book explores Hollywood's capacity to appeal to British audiences, as well as its ability to alienate, enrage and amuse them.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2013-10-17
Mått164 x 236 x 28 mm
Vikt680 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieCinema and Society
Antal sidor352
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN9781848854079

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List of Illustrations AcknowledgementsIntroduction1‘Temporary American Citizens’: Audiences and Americanization2‘For the Purpose of Pleasing Women’: British Fan Culture and Rudolph Valentino 3‘Two Countries Divided by a Common Language’: The Arrival of the Talkies4‘Nothing Ever Happened in England’: Keeping the Gangsters at Bay1195‘The Minx’s Progress’: Gone with the Wind as Britain’s Favourite War Film6‘The American Film par excellence’: Domesticating the Western2057‘The Sixth Form Was Never Like This’: Grease and the American 1950s8‘With Allies Like These, Who Needs Enemies?’: The Patriot and the Cinematic ‘special relationship’ BibliographyIndex