Stairways to heaven. Rebuilding the British film industry

Stairways to heaven. Rebuilding the British film industry / Geoffrey MacNab.

What has brought about the transformation of the British film industry over the last few decades, to the beginnings of what is arguably a new golden era? In the mid-1980s the industry was in a parlous state. The number of films produced in the UK was tiny. Cinema attendance had dipped to an all-time...

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Main Author: Macnab, Geoffrey, 1965- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd., 2018.
Subjects:
1900-2099
Motion picture industry > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Motion picture industry > Great Britain > History > 21st century.
PERFORMING ARTS > Reference.
Motion picture industry
Media, entertainment, information & communication industries.
Films, cinema.
European history.
History.
Social & cultural history.
Cultural studies.
Popular culture.
Media studies.
Business studies: general.
Cinema, TV & Radio industries.
United Kingdom, Great Britain.
Media Studies.
Great Britain
Electronic books.
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro; List of Illustrations; Foreword by Lord Puttnam of Queensgate, CBE, President of Film Distributors' Association; Preface; Introduction The Downing Street Summit; Chapter 1 Back to the 1980s; Chapter 2 The Video Revolution; Chapter 3 PolyGram Forever; Chapter 4 The Working Title Magic; Chapter 5 The Great British Lotto Bonanza; Chapter 6 The Life and Death of the Film Council; Chapter 7 Potter Gold; Chapter 8 The Name Is Still Bond; Chapter 9 An Uneasy Partnership
  • British Film and TV; Chapter 10 A Taxing Business
  • Chapter 11 Flying the Flag
  • Marketing Britain on ScreenChapter 12 Stepping Up; Appendix; Notes; Select Bibliography

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