On February 23, award-winning author/screenwriter/playwright Bill Mesce drops by Movie Addict Headquarters to discuss his book, Reel Change: The Changing Nature of Hollywood, Hollywood Movies and the People Who Go To See Them. Mesce’s other books about movies include Overkill: The Rise and Fall of Thriller Cinema, Peckinpah’s Women: A Reappraisal of Portrayals of Women in the Period Westerns of Sam Peckinpah, and Idols, Icons, and Illusions: The Movies We Love and Love To Hate and the People Who Make Them. His screenwriting credits include Road Ends, starring Dennis Hopper, and uncredited work on Brian De Palma’s political thriller Blow Out.  

Below are some of the topics Mesce plans to cover during this episode.

What are the most important changes that happened to Hollywood movies?

Why can’t an Oscar winner look more like a hit?

What makes a Classic movie classic?

How did blockbuster films ruin Hollywood?

Who was the world’s first screenwriter?

What accounts for the disappearing movie private eye?

Among Mesce’s other books are The Advocate, an acclaimed World War II drama, and Inside the Rise of HBO: A Personal History of the Company That Transformed Television. Mesce spent 27 years in various capacities in the Corporate Communications area of Home Box Office (HBO). He currently serves as an adjunct instructor at several colleges and universities in New Jersey

“Hollywood Movies: Their Changing Nature” airs on BlogTalkRadio at 4 p.m. Eastern Time (1 p.m. Pacific Time) on Tuesday,  February 23, 2016. During the live show, listeners are invited to call in and to participate in a chat. An archived segment will also be available.

CALL-IN NUMBER: 646-478-5668

HOST: Betty Jo Tucker

PRODUCER: Nikki Starr

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