The Cinema Dreams Its Rivals: Media Fantasy Films from Radio to the Internet
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The Cinema Dreams Its Rivals: Media Fantasy Films from Radio to the Internet
By (Author) Paul Young
University of Minnesota Press
University of Minnesota Press
15th March 2006
Annotated edition
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
791.43
Physical Properties
Hardback
360
Description
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-Interneta 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, in a series of technological fantasies. This book examines the meaning and effect of the movies' attempts to reshape the shifting media landscape.
Author Bio
Paul Young is professor of English and director of the film studies program at Vanderbilt University.
