Burn it down power, complicity, and a call for change in Hollywood /

"An exposé of patterns of harassment and bias in Hollywood , the grassroots reforms under way, and the labor and activist revolutions that recent scandals have ignited"--

Main Author: Ryan, Maureen, 1966-
Format: Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Mariner Books, [2023]
Physical Description: ix, 388 pages ; 24 cm.
Edition: First edition.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • The myth of sufficient progress
  • Scott Rudin and the myth of necessary monsters
  • The myth of value
  • Some myths of freedom and nonconformity
  • Lost and the myths of a Golden Age
  • The myth of the meritocracy
  • Horror story: Sleepy Hollow and the myth of a Post-racial industry
  • The myth of an egalitarian future: The IP strikes back
  • Launch them into the sun: the toxic myths around creativity
  • Live from New York: the persistent myth of comedic liberation
  • Part two. The path forward: What does centering survivors, cleaning up the industry, and "doing the work" actually look like?
  • A new day for the death star: What industry companies must do to foster real change
  • The sun king is dead: a new model of creative leadership
  • Mad as hell and not going to take it anymore: What industry workers need to survive
  • and thrive
  • To be continued: A season finale, not a series finale.