Overview

Full Product Details

Author:   Brian Hannan
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   0.862kg
ISBN:  

9780786498130

ISBN 10:   0786498137
Pages:   492
Publication Date:   14 June 2016
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments deletevi Preface Introduction 1. The First Quarter Century: 1914–1939, Let Battle Commence Introduction • The Reissue Bandwagon Begins to Roll •  The First Reissue Boom: Chaplin Fever • Deception: The Fraud Squad • Self-Destruction: The Reissue Threat • The Last Taboo: Valentino • Reissue Phenomenon: Birth of a Nation • How Reissues Fitted the New Business Model • Talkies: The Impossible Equation •  The New Horizon: Remakes and Synchronization • Intermittent Demand • Shortage Turns the Tide • Into the Record Books • Unlikely Reissue King: Charles Laughton • Financial Crisis and Looming War • Conclusion 2. The 1940s: Reissue Bust and Boom Introduction • Thumbs Down to War Revivals • Longer, Shorter: New Versions of Old Movies • Reissues Unwanted Until the Shortage Bites • Drastic Action as Studios Curtail Reissues • The Growth of the Specialist Reissue Company • The Reissue Double Bill •  “There’s Gold in Them Thar Reissues” (Variety, April 2, 1947, 9) •  Unions Demand Action • Conclusion 3. The 1940s: Case Studies—Haphazard Reissue Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs • The W.C. Fields Cult Begins • Gone with the Wind • The Wizard of Oz and the Anniversary Invention 4. The 1950s: Television Haunts the Industry Introduction • Television: Opportunity and Threat • The Optimists •  The Deceivers • Reissue Comebacks—Garbo and Chaplin • Victorious Defeat • The Fallow Years • King Kong to the Rescue • The Quantity Dilemma • Stretched to the Limit: Widescreen Revamps • The Drought • The Decade Ends on a High • Conclusion 5. The 1950s: Case Studies—Building a Reissue Arsenal Introduction • Building a Reissue Arsenal: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1952) • The Birth of the Hitchcock Reissue Legend: The Lady Vanishes (1952) • Creating a Reissue Phenomenon: Gone with the Wind (1954) • The Lesson of Tarzan 6. 1960–1963: The Jury Is Out Introduction • The Second Tier Blockbuster: The Glenn Miller Story • The Exhibitor Knows Best: Friendly Persuasion • Roadshow Reinvention: The King and I • Oscars: The United Artists Rethink • Immunity: MGM and Disney • The Arthouse Hothouse • Blockbusters • Star Power • Conclusion 7. 1964–1966: The Turning Point Introduction • Game Changer No. 1: Bridge on the River Kwai •  Game Changer No. 2—The James Bond Double Bill • Oscar Revamp • Musicals Bounce Back • Directors Exert Star Power • 1966: From Famine to Domination • Four Little Films That Could: Lili, An Evening with Batman and Robin, Poor White Trash, La Dolce Vita • Conclusion 8. 1967–1969: Husbandry—The “Threeissue”: Reissuing the Reissue Introduction • The MGM Legacy • Disney: Reissue Champ • United Artists: Play Them Till They Drop • The Bonnie and Clyde Phenomenon • A Reissue Star Is Born: Sidney Poitier • Endangered Species • Conclusion 9. The 1960s: Case Studies—Reissue Royalty, Old Retainers and Loyal Courtiers Introduction • Queen Elizabeth • King Alfred • Old Masters: The Comedians • Rising from the Dead—Humphrey Bogart • The Workhorses: The Thomas Crown Affair, One Million Years B.C. •  Unsung Hero: Darby O’Gill and the Little People • Conclusion 10. 1970–1973: Sentence Commuted Introduction • Fox on Fire • Roadshow Re-Cycle • Disney Attracts a Rival • Comedy Classics Entrenched • The Great Garbo Revival • Chaplin Rides Again • New Reissue Stars and Studios • The Other Champ Returns • Conclusion 11. 1974–1979: The Rollercoaster Ride Introduction • A Wall Too Far • Heavyweights Go Head–to-Head •  Television Cuts the Big Four Down to Size • Tuning Up: That’s Entertainment • 1975: Sherlock Holmes Hits the Spot • The Classics Step Up • Fanboy Favorite: Sinbad • A New Era Beckons • Another Boom • 1977: Alive to Opportunity • Classic Revival—Again • Star Wars: The Reissue “Wind Up” • 1979: The “Threeissue” Epidemic • Conclusion 12. The 1970s: Case Studies—Slow Burners and Surprise Packets Introduction • This Joint Is Smokin’: Reefer Madness • Marx Brothers Mania: Animal Crackers • Rescued from Rejection: King of Hearts • The Oddest Love Story: Harold and Maude • Midnight Rendezvous: The Rocky Horror Picture Show • Conclusion 13. 1980–1999: Brave New Goldmine Introduction • Video Cassette and Paycable • Thwarted Vision: Close Encounters of the Third Kind • The Greatest Reissue Story Ever Told: Napoleon • Re-Strike and Reissue Fever: A Star Is Born • Alfred Hitchcock: Reissue Poster Boy • Disney Domination • Atonement: Lawrence of Arabia, the Director’s Cut • Righting Wrongs: Blade Runner, the Director’s Cut • The Biggest Restoration of All Time: Star Wars • The French Are Coming (Back): Belle de Jour • The Resurrection of Orson Welles • Conclusion 14. 2000–2014: Bigger Than Ever—How Did That Happen? Introduction • Roadshow Redux: Fantasia 2000 • Once Is Not Enough: Metropolis • The New Perennials: The Wizard of Oz, Casablanca, The Polar Express and The Nightmare Before Christmas • All Join In: Sing-a-Long-a Sound of Music • Reverse Reissue: It’s a Wonderful Life Epilogue or Prologue? What Next for the Reissue? Appendices A: Top Reissues, 1940–1959 B: Top Reissues, 1970–1979 C: Disney Animated Feature Reissues, 1980–1989 D: Pattern of Reissue Release, 1963–1979 E: Reissues Reaching No. 1 in the Weekly Top Ten, 1960–1979 F: Reissues in the Weekly Top Ten, 1960–1974 G: Number of Entries Per Year in the Weekly Top Ten H: British Cinema Circuit Reissues, 1939–1979 Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

Reviews

"This provides solid background, surveying the economics of the film reissue over time, and exploring why certain titles are released."" - Sight & Sound, March 2017"

This provides solid background, surveying the economics of the film reissue over time, and exploring why certain titles are released."" - Sight & Sound, March 2017

This provides solid background, surveying the economics of the film reissue over time, and exploring why certain titles are released. - Sight & Sound, March 2017

Author Information

Brian Hannan writes a regular column for Cinema Retro magazine and gives lectures on film at Strathclyde University in Glasgow, Scotland.

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Countries Available

All regions