01733cam a2200337 i 4500 1709785512 TxGeo 20241110120000.0 241101s2024||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781335147318 hbk. 1335147314 hbk. (OCoLC)1463819341 TxGeo rda Robey, Tim, author. Box office poison : Hollywood's story in a century of flops / Tim Robey. Toronto, Ontario : Hanover Square Press, 2024. 334 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "First published in 2024 by Faber"--Title page verso. Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-304) and index. "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's appetite--or lack of it--and the circumstances that saw such flops actually made? Away from the canon, this is the definitive take on these ill-fated, but essential celluloid failures"-- Provided by publisher. 20241119. Motion pictures California Los Angeles History. Motion pictures Evaluation. Motion pictures Appreciation. Motion pictures Public opinion. Film criticism. QS5