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mods: Power surge conglomerate Hollywood and the studio system's last hurrah Conglomerate Hollywood and the studio system's last hurrah Schatz, Thomas 1948- creator author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut text bibliography cau 2026 2026 monographic eng print xiii, 533 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm "From the author of The Genius of the System, the classic tale of Hollywood's first golden age, comes the story of its last. Thomas Schatz returns us to an era when a newly enriched movie industry rediscovered its creative energy, and indie went mainstream without losing its edge. Between 1989 and 2004, all the old studios either merged with other media giants or were swallowed up by even bigger diversified behemoths, leading to an infusion of money and fast-tracking the digital revolution. Yet even as CGI and piles of cash fueled a new breed of blockbusters--Batman and Titanic, Toy Story and The Lord of the Rings--an indie ethos permeated the industry. And at the crossroads of commodification and aesthetic vision, auteurs ranging from Steven Soderbergh and Quentin Tarantino to Sofia Coppola and Ang Lee became household names. Power Surge traces these trajectories, which increasingly clashed and commingled during the 1990s and early 2000s, resulting in nothing short of a new golden age--and perhaps the last gasp of the century-old studio system"-- Provided by publisher. Introduction : the genesis of a new system -- Warner Bros., Tim Burton, and Batman -- The first wave -- In from off-Hollywood : sex, lies, and videotape and Do the right thing -- Coda : holiday hits and Oscar bait -- Disney hits and misses, and the animation renaissance -- The new Sony/Columbia regime and James Cameron's T2 -- Three indie paradigms : New Line, Sony Classics, and Miramax -- Renaissance redux : the return of Coppola, Scorsese, and Eastwood -- Batman returns and Steve Ross departs -- Spielberg's Twin Peaks : Jurassic Park and Schindler's list -- The emergence of Indie…