Blockbuster Performances How Actors Contribute to Cinema's Biggest Hits /

This book examines performances in the American film industry's highest-earning and most influential films. Countering decades of discourse and the conventional notion that special effects are the real stars of Hollywood blockbusters, this book finds that the acting performances in these big-bu...

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Hlavný autor: Smith-Rowsey, Daniel (Autor)
Médium: Elektronický zdroj E-kniha
Jazyk:English
Vydavateľské údaje: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2018.
Vydanie:1st ed. 2018.
Edícia:Palgrave Studies in Screen Industries and Performance
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ISBN:9781137518798
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Obsah:
  • 1. Introduction: Why Do Critics and Scholars Dismiss Blockbuster Performances?
  • 2. Historical Epic Blockbusters: Are You Not Entertained...By Actors?
  • 3. Magic Fantasy Blockbusters: One Whimsy to Rule Them All
  • 4. Superhero Blockbusters: Actors Ahead of the Curve
  • 5. Crime Action Blockbusters: Performing Shaken, Not Stirred
  • 6. Male-Led Science Fiction Blockbusters: Performing "Faster, More Intense"
  • 7. Female-Led Science Fiction Blockbusters: Performing "Stop Taking My Hand!"
  • 8. Conclusion: Once More Around the Blockbuster.