The Cinema Dreams Its Rivals: Media Fantasy Films from Radio to the Internet

by Paul Young

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By the middle of the twentieth century, Hollywood, formerly the one and only dream factory, found itself facing a host of media rivals for the public's attention. In the 1980s, another competitor arrived in the form of the proto-Internet--a computer network as yet untested by all but research scientists, college students, the military, and a few thousand PC and modem owners. How did Hollywood respond to this nascent challenge? By dreaming about it,...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0816635994

ISBN13:9780816635993

Release Date:March 2006

Publisher:University of Minnesota Press

Length:360 Pages

Weight:1.03 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

Arts, Music & Photography Fantasy History & Criticism Humor & Entertainment Movies Performing Arts

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