02359cam a2200277 4500 1708184096 TxAuBib 20241110120000.0 ||||||s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781488231957 1488231958 0031526640 Axis360 TxAuBib Robey, Tim. Box Office Poison [Boundless]. Unabridged. HarperCollins, 2024. "A wild success." — Publishers Weekly"A surefire hit." —Library Journal STARRED review"A brilliant star turn." —Andrew O’HaganA riotous and revealing story of Hollywood’s most spectacular flops and how they ended careers, bankrupted studios and changed film history."Failure fascinates, for all the reasons that success is a drag…”From grand follies to misunderstood masterpieces, disastrous sequels to catastrophic literary adaptations, Box Office Poison tells a hugely entertaining alternative history of Hollywood, through a century of its most notable flops. What can these films tell us about the Hollywood system, the public’s appetite–or lack of it–and the circumstances that saw such flops actually made? Away from the canon, this is the definitive take on these ill-fated, but essential celluloid failures.Robey covers a vast century of flops, including: Intolerance; Queen Kelly; Freaks; Sylvia Scarlett; The Magnificent Ambersons; Land of the Pharoahs; Doctor Dolittle; Sorcerer; Dune; The Adventures of Baron Munchausen; Nothing But Trouble; The Hudsucker Proxy; Cutthroat Island; Speed 2: Cruise Control; Babe: Pig in the City; Supernova; Rollerball; The Adventures of Pluto Nash; Gigli; Alexander; Catwoman; A Sound of Thunder; Speed Racer; Synecdoche, New York; Pan; and Cats.From Daily Telegraph film critic Tim Robey, this is a brilliantly fun exploration of human nature and stupidity in some of the greatest film flops throughout history. Format: Acoustik. PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism; PERFORMING ARTS / Film / General. General Adult. Importer Version: 2016-03-11.01 Import Date: 2024-11-10 20:00:03. Performing arts Film General. Performing arts Film History & Criticism. https://marfa.boundless.baker-taylor.com/Title?itemId=0031526640 TXMAR