{"product_id":"9780062218032","title":"The $11 Billion Year: From Sundance to the Oscars, an Inside Look at the Changing Hollywood System","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"This chronicle of 2012 is a slice of what happened during a watershed year for the Hollywood movie industry. It's not the whole story, but it's a mosaic of what went on, and why, and of where things are heading.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat changed in one Hollywood year to produce a record-breaking box office after two years of decline? How can the Sundance Festival influence a film's fate, as it did for \u003cem\u003eBeasts of the Southern Wild\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSearching for Sugar Man\u003c\/em\u003e, which both went all the way to the Oscars? Why did \u003cem\u003eJohn Carter\u003c\/em\u003e misfire and \u003cem\u003eThe Hunger Games\u003c\/em\u003e succeed? How did maneuvers at festivals such as South by Southwest (SXSW), Cannes, Telluride, Toronto, and New York and at conventions such as CinemaCon and Comic-Con benefit \u003cem\u003eAmour\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDjango Unchained\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMoonrise Kingdom\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSilver Linings Playbook\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLes Misérables\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Life of Pi\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Avengers\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLincoln\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eArgo\u003c\/em\u003e? What jeopardized \u003cem\u003eZero Dark Thirty\u003c\/em\u003e's launch? What role does gender bias still play in the industry? What are the ten things that changed the 2012 Oscar race?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen it comes to film, Anne Thompson, a seasoned reporter and critic, addresses these questions and more on her respected daily blog, \u003cem\u003eThompson on Hollywood\u003c\/em\u003e. Each year, she observes the Hollywood machine at work: the indies at Sundance, the exhibitors' jockeying at CinemaCon, the international scene at Cannes, the summer tentpoles, the fall's \"smart\" films and festivals, the family-friendly and \u003cem\u003ebig\u003c\/em\u003e films of the holiday season, and the glamour of the Oscars®. Inspired by William Goldman's classic book \u003cem\u003eThe Season\u003c\/em\u003e, which examined the overall Broadway scene through a production-by-production analysis of one theatrical season, Thompson had long wanted to apply a similar lens to the movie business. When she chose 2012 as \"the year\" to track, she knew that box-office and DVD sales were declining, production costs were soaring, and the digital revolution was making big waves, but she had no idea that events would converge to bring radical structural movement, record-setting box-office revenues, and what she calls \"sublime moviemaking.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough impossible to mention all 670-plus films released in 2012, Thompson includes many in this book, while focusing on the nine Best Picture nominees and the personalities and powers behind them. Reflecting on the year, Thompson concludes, \"The best movies get made because filmmakers, financiers, champions, and a great many gifted creative people stubbornly ignore the obstacles. The question going forward is how adaptive these people are, and how flexible is the industry itself?\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47107825533168,"sku":"9780062218032","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780062218032_p0.jpg?v=1769892524","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780062218032","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}