2019
DOI: 10.7557/13.5011
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A Tale of Two Versions—<i>I Am Legend</i> (2007) and the Political Economy of Cultural Production

Abstract: Based on a comparative reading of the officially released version and the director’s cut of Francis Lawrence’s movie I Am Legend (2007a; 2007b), the present contribution interrogates possible connections between the political economy of film production and aesthetic form. Drawing upon theoretical frameworks such as Herman and Chomsky’s propaganda model and Artz’ critical study of global entertainment industries, and combining these with an analysis of Lawrence’s two versions, I argue that profit-oriented adapt… Show more

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