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Author : Joe Williams
language : en
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA
Release Date : 2012-10-15
Hollywood Myths written by Joe Williams and has been published by Quarto Publishing Group USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-15 with Performing Arts categories.
A film journalist’s insider account of the truth behind some of the movie industry’s biggest legends and scandals—a perfect gift for film buffs. Hollywood exists to create and sell myth. Often, however, the myths created on screen are secondary to the rumors, half-truths, and lies that circulate through studio back lots and the press. Discover the real stories behind Hollywood’s greatest myths, as veteran film critic and Hollywood reporter Joe Williams sorts fact from fiction and examines how these tales came to be and how they persisted. Did Thomas Edison really invent the motion picture? Why has Charlie Chaplin survived as the undisputed king of the silent era? What about Fatty Arbuckle and that ill-fated boys’ weekend in San Francisco? Did Woody Allen really marry his adopted daughter? Was there actually a suicide on the set of The Wizard of Oz (or are any of the other countless rumors about that film true)? The tales featured in Hollywood Myths involve specific films, actors’ private lives, the industry itself, and urban legends that have existed as long as Hollywood has. Throughout, Williams illuminates what it was that made the biggest stars—from Marlon to Marilyn, Bogie to Brad—shine so brightly on the silver screen. In all, 56 enduring myths are examined, in the process revealing the machinations of myth-making in the fast, loose, and out-of-control world of Hollywood.
L A Exposed
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Author : Paul Young
language : en
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Release Date : 2002-05-03
L A Exposed written by Paul Young and has been published by St. Martin's Griffin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-05-03 with Social Science categories.
Every city has its urban legends, its tall tales, and even its outright lies, and Hollywood and Los Angeles have enough to fill a book--and Paul Young has done just that. L.A. Exposed includes the facts behind the myths surrounding everything from the tall tales of tinsel town, to the legend and lore of LA landmarks, to rock n' roll rumors, to Southern California's unnatural history, to the city's crime lore, to tales of corruption and conspiracy in the land of sunshine and health; LA Exposed dares to ask the hard questions. Does L.A. really have earthquake weather? Did Alfred Hitchcock ask Grace Kelly to do a strip teast in her front window? Is there treasure buried in the Watts Towers? Are there still opium dens in Chinatown? Was Barbara Streisand ever in a porn film? Young gives readers the lowdown on the city's most enduring myths, exploring their origins, and whether there is an ounce of truth to any of them. L.A. Exposed, inventive, witty, and addictive, is sure to be a hit in L.A. and beyond.
Hollywood Urban Legends
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Author : Richard Roeper
language : en
Publisher: Career Press
Release Date : 2001
Hollywood Urban Legends written by Richard Roeper and has been published by Career Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Performing Arts categories.
The truth behind myths of film, television, and music.
Hollywood Myths
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Author : Joe Williams
language : en
Publisher: Voyageur Press (MN)
Release Date : 2012-10-15
Hollywood Myths written by Joe Williams and has been published by Voyageur Press (MN) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-15 with Performing Arts categories.
"In Hollywood myths, veteran film critic Joe Williams dissects the film industry's biggest myths and rumors, from the dawn of the silver screen to the twenty-first century. Myths discussed pertain to superstars, power couples, groundbreaking films, and the industry itself"--Provided by publisher.
The American Success Myth On Film
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Author : J. Levinson
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2012-05-15
The American Success Myth On Film written by J. Levinson and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-15 with Performing Arts categories.
In examining the enduring appeal that rags-to-riches stories exert on our collective imagination, this book highlights the central role that films have played in the ongoing cultural discourse about success and work in America.
The Moguls
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Author : Norman J. Zierold
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1991
The Moguls written by Norman J. Zierold and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) categories.
Relates the story of Hollywood's founders and 'Golden Age' powerbrokers who built the studio system and in the process created the 'American film'.
Myth Of The Western
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Author : Carter Matthew Carter
language : en
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Release Date : 2018-09-17
Myth Of The Western written by Carter Matthew Carter and has been published by Edinburgh University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-09-17 with Performing Arts categories.
What is the nature of the relationship between the Hollywood Western and American frontier mythology? How have Western films helped develop cultural and historical perceptions, attitudes and beliefs towards the frontier? Is there still a place for the genre in light of revisionist histories of the American West?Myth of the Western re-invigorates the debate surrounding the relationship between the Western and frontier mythology, arguing for the importance of the genre's socio-cultural, historical and political dimensions. Taking a number of critical-theoretical and philosophical approaches, Matthew Carter applies them to prominent forms of frontier historiography. He also considers the historiographic element of the Western by exploring the different ways in which the genre has responded to the issues raised by the frontier. Carter skilfully argues that the genre has - and continues to reveal - the complexities and contradictions at the heart of US society. With its clear analyses of and intellectual challenges to the film scholarship that has developed around the Western over a 65-year period, this book adds new depth to our understanding of specific film texts and of the genre as a whole - a welcome resource for students and scholars in both Film Studies and American Studies.
Hollywood Westerns And American Myth
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Author : Robert B. Pippin
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2010-06-22
Hollywood Westerns And American Myth written by Robert B. Pippin and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-06-22 with Political Science categories.
In this pathbreaking book one of America’s most distinguished philosophers brilliantly explores the status and authority of law and the nature of political allegiance through close readings of three classic Hollywood Westerns: Howard Hawks’ Red River and John Ford’s The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance and The Searchers.Robert Pippin treats these films as sophisticated mythic accounts of a key moment in American history: its “second founding,” or the western expansion. His central question concerns how these films explore classical problems in political psychology, especially how the virtues of a commercial republic gained some hold on individuals at a time when the heroic and martial virtues were so important. Westerns, Pippin shows, raise central questions about the difference between private violence and revenge and the state’s claim to a legitimate monopoly on violence, and they show how these claims come to be experienced and accepted or rejected.Pippin’s account of the best Hollywood Westerns brings this genre into the center of the tradition of political thought, and his readings raise questions about political psychology and the political passions that have been neglected in contemporary political thought in favor of a limited concern with the question of legitimacy.
City Of Myths
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Author : Martin Turnbull
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018
City Of Myths written by Martin Turnbull and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with categories.
When you live in a city built on shifting sands of myth, it can be hard to know which way is up.Kathryn Massey spends her days spreading rumors and keeping secrets. Losing herself one headline at a time has left Kathryn's personal identity scattered--and dumps her at the narrow end of the bargaining table with the man she trusts the least.Gwendolyn Brick has simpler aspirations. As a costume designer, her sights are set on glamour, not heights of fame. But her friendship with Marilyn Monroe puts her directly into the crosshairs of studio head, Darryl Zanuck--and he's someone you don't say no to.Marcus Adler is stuck in a much more precarious situation. Exiled in Rome but under the spell of an unexpected romance, he'll have to learn to say goodbye to everything he's accomplished in order to give love a chance.In City of Myths, the road through Hollywood bears sharply to the right as those who dare to play its game can easily become lost in its intoxicating glow.
Film Stardom Myth And Classicism
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Author : M. Williams
language : en
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Release Date : 2013-01-01
Film Stardom Myth And Classicism written by M. Williams and has been published by Palgrave Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-01 with Social Science categories.
Since the golden era of silent movies, stars have been described as screen gods, goddesses and idols. This is the story of how Olympus moved to Hollywood to divinise stars as Apollos and Venuses for the modern age, and defined a model of stardom that is still with us today.