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Author Thompson, Kristin, 1950-

Title The Frodo franchise : the Lord of the rings and modern Hollywood / Kristin Thompson
Published Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2007

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Description 1 online resource (xxi, 399 pages), [8] pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
Contents I: The film -- Prudent aggression -- Not your father's Tolkien -- Handcrafting a blockbuster -- II: Building the franchise -- Flying billboards and FAQs -- Click to view trailer -- Fans on the margins, Pervy Hobbit Fanciers, and partygoers -- III: Beyond the movie -- Licenses to print money -- Interactive middle-earth -- IV: The lasting power of the rings -- Fantasy come true -- Right in your own backyard
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 333-369) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Lord of the Rings films -- History and criticism
Lord of the Rings films
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780520247741
0520247744
9780520932876
0520932870