The Empire That Ate Cinema: The Parasitic Hegemony
In 2023, the livelihoods of thousands of British film and television workers were firmly in the hands of American studios and unions. Hollywood's writers went on strike in May, followed by its actors in July, and productions across Britain began shutting down. British crews, employed...
The Empire That Ate Cinema: How Hollywood Became Central
By the first years of the twentieth century, The Movies had become a business. Companies were being founded, studios built, prints shipped abroad and audiences gathered wherever somebody could put up a screen. France had gained the early lead. Pathé grew with astonishing speed, producing films,...
The Empire That Ate Cinema: Who Owns the Global Box Office?
Spider-Man: Brand New Day has done something extraordinary. In a little over two months, it has earned more than $2.5 billion worldwide, overtaken Titanic and Ne Zha 2, and climbed to third place on the all-time box-office chart. Only Avengers: Endgame and Avatar remain above...