About the Contributors.
 
Figures and Tables.
 
Preface.
 
Introduction.
 
Part I: The Structure of the Industry.
 
1. The Studio System and Conglomerate Hollywood.
 
Tom Schatz.
 
2. Finance and Production: Creating the Film Commodity.
 
Janet Wasko.
 
3. Distribution and Marketing in Contemporary Hollywood.
 
Philip Drake.
 
4. Theatrical Exhibition: Accelerated Cinema.
 
Charles Acland.
 
5. Ancillary Markets - Television: From Challenge to Safe Haven.
 
Eileen R. Meehan.
 
6. Ancillary Markets -- Video and DVD: Hollywood Retools.
 
Frederick Wasser.
 
7. Ancillary Markets -- Video Games: Promises and Challenges of an Emerging Industry.
 
Randy Nichols.
 
8. Ancillary Markets - Recorded Music: Charting the Rise and Fall of the Soundtrack.
 
Jeff Smith.
 
Part II: Industry Dynamics.
 
9. Hollywood Labor Relations: The Effects of Media Concentration on the Film and Television Workforce.
 
Susan Christopherson.
 
10. The Star System: Producing Hollywood Stardom in the Post-Studio Era.
 
Paul McDonald.
 
11. Hollywood and the State: The American Film Industry Cartel in the Age of Globalization.
 
Manjunath Pendakur.
 
12. Hollywood and Intellectual Property.
 
Ronald V. Bettig.
 
Part III: International Territories.
 
13. Hollywood and the World: Export or Die.
 
John Trumpbour.
 
14. Britain: Hollywood UK.
 
Paul McDonald.
 
15. France: A Story of Love and Hate.
 
Joel Augros.
 
16. Germany: A Very Special Relationship.
 
Peter Kramer.
 
17. Italy: The Rise and Fall of the Italian Market.
 
Krishna P. Jayakar and David Waterman.
 
18. Latin America: How Mexico and Argentina Cope and Cooperate with the Behemoth of the North.
 
Tamara L. Falicov.
 
19. East Asia: For Better of Worse.
 
John A. Lent.
 
20. India: Hollywood's Domination, Extinction and Re-animation (with thanks to Jurassic Park).
 
Nitin Govil.
 
21. Australia and New Zealand: Expats in Hollywood and Hollywood South.
 
David Newman.
 
Index