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By Blockbuster Entertainment
Dell
Released: 1998-08-10
Mass Market Paperback (1600 pages)
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From Blockbuster Video, America's #1 video source, comes the ultimate film guide. Each entry provides a clear, unbiased plot summary, MPAA rating, extensive indices, and quality rating on a one-to-five-star system. This one-stop reference is the handiest and most complete video authority on new releases, classics, made-for-tv, children's and foreign films. |
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By Joshua M. Greenberg
The MIT Press
Hardcover (216 pages)
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The first video cassette recorders were promoted in the 1970s as an extension of broadcast television technology—a time-shifting device, a way to tape TV shows. Early advertising for Sony's Betamax told potential purchasers "You don't have to miss Kojak because you're watching Columbo." But within a few years, the VCR had been transformed from a machine that recorded television into an extension of the movie theater into the home. This was less a physical transformation than a change in perception, but one that relied on the very tangible construction of a network of social institutions to support this new marketplace for movies.
In From Betamax to Blockbuster, Joshua Greenberg explains how the combination of neighborhood video stores and the VCR created a world in which movies became tangible consumer goods. Greenberg charts a trajectory from early "videophile" communities to the rise of the video store—complete with theater marquee lights, movie posters, popcorn, and clerks who offered expert advice on which movies to rent. The result was more than a new industry; by placing movies on cassette in the hands (and control) of consumers, video rental and sale led to a renegotiation of the boundary between medium and message, and ultimately a new relationship between audiences and movies.
Eventually, Blockbuster's top-down franchise store model crowded local video stores out of the market, but the recent rise of Netflix, iTunes, and other technologies have reopened old questions about what a movie is and how (and where) it ought to be watched. By focusing on the "spaces in between" manufacturers and consumers, Greenberg's account offers a fresh perspective on consumer technology, illustrating how the initial transformation of movies from experience into commodity began not from the top down or the bottom up, but from the middle of the burgeoning industry out. |
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By Blockbuster Entertainment
Island Books
Released: 1997-08-11
Paperback (1600 pages)
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In this current and complete guide to more than 22,500 movies and videos, readers can cross-index either by title, director, actor, or film category, providing many choices suitable for family entertainment. Original." |
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By Blockbuster Entertainment
Island Books
Released: 1996-08-02
Paperback (1585 pages)
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The most complete video guide available includes more than 21,500 movie reviews and plot summaries, arranged in alphabetical order and cross-indexed by title, director, actor, and film category, along with a section on family viewing, and more. |
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By Jeremy Beadle & Mike Lepine
Headline Book Publishing
Paperback (144 pages)
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A guide to making home videos using a camcorder. It contains practical tips and hints on how to spice up boring holiday or wedding videos, make spoof documentaries or adverts, create wacky sound effects and visual tricks, and even do your own animation. |
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By Blockbuster Entertainment
Island Books
Released: 1995-08-01
Mass Market Paperback
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An A-to-Z listing provides more than 21,000 movie reviews and descriptions; is organized by star, director, and category; provides a helpful index; and includes a special list of G-rated and family films. |
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Soft-letter
Released: 2005-06-01
Digital (2 pages)
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This digital document is an article from Soft-Letter, published by Soft-letter on September 26, 1994. The length of the article is 389 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
Citation Details
Title: Blockbuster: 'rental is our basic business.' (Blockbuster Video plans to rent and sell software)
Publication: Soft-Letter (Newsletter)
Date: September 26, 1994
Publisher: Soft-letter
Volume: v11 Issue: n8 Page: p1(1)
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By Blockbuster Entertainment
Island Books
Released: 1995-05-06
Mass Market Paperback
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