GLOBAL HOLLYWOOD (British Film Institute/U of California P, 2001)

Alexander Kafka, "Seeing the Big Picture." American Prospect 12, no. 22 (17 December 2001) describes it as 'a well-researched critique …insightful …the authors justly lay waste to Hollywood.'

Ben Goldsmith, Review. Media International Australia 102 (2002): 153-55 says 'This book should be read by all those researching, teaching, and making film, and particularly those engaged in policy formulation or implementation. … extremely timely … challenging …impressive research base.'

Lutz Nitsche, Review. MEDIENwissenschaft 2 (2002): 232-34 says 'Die Studie … beschreibt diesen Weg und zeigt eindrucksvoll, wie viel es für die Filmwissenschaft im "Global Hollywood" zu entdecken gibt.'

Lauren Horwitch, Coverage. Variety 1-14 July 2002 describes the book.

Ulf Dalquist, "Bara en kugge i drömfabriken." Göteborgs-Posten 12 July 2002 reviews the book.

Richard Kelly, "A Hostile Takeover of Global Cinema." Times Higher Education Supplement 9 August 2002 says that the book 'amply illustrates' its arguments, 'dense with interesting data and nimbly written throughout … excellent survey.'

European Journal of Communication, Review. 17, no. 3 (2002): 414 says it is 'a fine critical analysis … should be widely read.'

Wheeler Winston Dixon, Review. Quarterly Review of Film & Video 19, no. 4 (2002): 361-63 describes it as 'a key text in early 21st century moving image criticism, detailing the recent … shifts in production, reception and distribution that are transforming the current cinematic landscape. The project is a joint enterprise by four writers …each participant works so seamlessly with the other collaborators that the entire text emerges as one unified version. …Global Hollywood is a remarkable piece of research and writing …highly recommended.'

Anne Cooper-Chen, Review. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly 79, no. 3: (2002): 768-69 describes it as '[w]armly socialist …As phrasemakers, the authors excel. They present a well-written, well-documented text.'

Vincent Bohlinger, Review. Velvet Light Trap 50 (2002): 94-95 says it 'refines the discourse of cultural imperialism … a wealth of evidence … credible analysis … fascinating, and appropriately discomforting … a number of valuable insights … always thought-provoking.'

Khachig Tölölyan, Review. Choice 40, no. 4 (2002): 639 says'[t]he amount, quality, and presentation of information offered here on economic and political conditions is unsurpassed … eloquent … indispensable.'

Marwan M. Kraidy, "Ferment in Global Media Studies." Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media 46, no. 4 (2002): 630-40 describes it as laden with 'cogent critiques, supported by empirical evidence and theoretical development … a reformulated critical vision of global media … an original contribution to the political economy analysis … sharply focused …blends political economy with cultural studies, focusing on structure without dismissing signification and textuality … a fresh approach …laudable conceptual efforts.'

Zona Latina 20 April 2003 reviews the book.

Holly Ann Custard, Review. Velvet Light Trap 51 (2003): 96-99 says the book as an 'ambitious and insightful look at the historical, political, and economic successes of Hollywood' that provides 'a thorough examination into the complex of labor, citizenship, democracy, and neoliberal economics … comprehensive and clear … in-depth …motivating and mind boggling.'

Brian Michael Goss, Review. Journal of Communication Inquiry 27, no. 2 (2003): 215-23 describes it as 'eclectic' and attempting 'to graft a new spine onto screen studies in an effort to make it a more politicized endeavor that confronts the current terms of screen globalization … provocative and informed by theoretical rigor … exciting and original … a bone-crushing blow to the neoclassical fantasy of consumer as powerbroker … brash … a smart book with a stout heart.'

James Lyons, Review. Screen 44, no. 2 (2003): 240-45 finds it has 'shrewd critiques' and is 'a valuable book that deserves serious reading' that 'provides a compelling sense of the range of work that needs to be undertaken in order to more fully realize the past, the present and our role in the future of Hollywood as an industrial apparatus.'

Jennifer Holt, Review. Film Quarterly 56, no. 4 (2003): 54 says it offers a 'sweeping reconfiguration of prevailing theories about Hollywood's dominance' via 'a much more complex and sophisticated model of global capital and labor … they reformulate the common understanding and interpretive designs that presently explain why American films reign supreme … dramatically raises the bar for future studies … a thoroughly integrated revisioning of globalization … consistently lively … remarkably coherent … an incredibly useful review of literature for a wide range of media studies and related disciplines.'

Rayna Denison, Review. Scope (August 2003) describes it as offering 'detailed investigations of a wide range of hitherto ignored topics relating to film. … The [authors] are at their very best when challenging previous theoretical discussions of film, particularly those theoretical discourses failing to account for the industrial nature of Hollywood … a refreshing new approach based on empirical analysis on a massive scale which (deservedly?) casts Hollywood in a bad light drips with data and analysis pertinent to the conception of a world-wide culture industry (or perhaps multiple transnational ones) … groundbreaking …may well set the standard for future screen studies work.'

Christina Klein, Review. American Literature 75, no. 2 (2003): 456-58 says it is 'well-researched … a fresh perspective … eye-opening … an original and important contribution to the fields of film and globalization studies.'

Daniel Chamberlain, Review. Scope (August 2004) describes it as 'synthesiz[ing] a tremendous amount of existing research … a broad array of facts and figures … valuable to anyone interested in globalization or the film industry … incisively analyzed … a compelling exploration' and finds the NICL concept one of its 'powerful contributions … a useful analytical approach.'

Hiroshi Kitamura, "Hollywood and the Wider World: A Review Essay." American Studies International 42, nos. 2-3 (2004): 235-49 says the book is 'creative, provocative, and interdisciplinary … a fresh analysis … admirably broad … conceptually innovative, highly informative, and thought-provoking. … In particular, the authors deserve praise for integrating the NICL with the study of Hollywood cinema.'