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Box office poison Hollywood's story in a century of flops

"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...

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Main Author: Robey, Tim (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Hanover Square Press, 2024.
Subjects:
Motion pictures > Evaluation.
Motion pictures > United States > History.
Film criticism.
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Intolerance (1916)
  • Queen Kelly (1929)
  • Freaks (1932)
  • Sylvia Scarlett (1935)
  • The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
  • Land of the Pharaohs (1955)
  • Doctor Dolittle (1967)
  • Sorcerer (1977)
  • Dune (1984)
  • The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)
  • Nothing but Trouble (1991)
  • The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
  • Cutthroat Island (1995)
  • Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)
  • Babe: Pig in the City (1998)
  • Supernova (2000)
  • Rollerball (2002)
  • The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)
  • Gigli (2003)
  • Catwoman (2004)
  • Alexander (2004)
  • A Sound of Thunder (2005)
  • Speed Racer (2008)
  • Synecdoche, New York (2008)
  • Pan (2015)
  • Cats (2019)
  • Afterword.

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