The monster that ate Hollywood / A Frontline co-production with Riot Pictures ; written by Alan Smithee ; produced by Vince DiPersio, Adam Bardach ; directed by Vince DiPersio.

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The large motion picture production studios are now merely sub-divisions of multi-national corporate "nation-states" whose focus is on producing the blockbuster. The massive production and promotion budgets required for such films render it nearly impossible for all but a few films to break even, th...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: WGBH Educational Foundation (Copyright holder)
WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.) (Broadcaster)
PBS Distribution (Firm) (Film distributor)
Riot Pictures (film production company.)
Frontline Television News (film production company.)
Other Authors: DiPersio, Vince (Television producer, Television director)
Bardach, Adam (Television producer)
Smithee, Alan (Screenwriter)
Kahn, Tony (Narrator)
Language:English
Subjects:
Motion picture industry > Economic aspects > United States.
Motion picture industry > United States > Finance.
Motion pictures > United States > Marketing.
Blockbusters (Motion pictures)
Motion picture industry > Economic aspects.
Motion picture industry > Finance.
Motion pictures > Marketing.
United States.
Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Genre:
Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (56 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Frontline.
Format: Video DVD

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