The American Movies
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Movie Made America
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Author : Robert Sklar
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2012-10-31
Movie Made America written by Robert Sklar and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-31 with Performing Arts categories.
Hailed as the definitive work upon its original publication in 1975 and now extensively revised and updated by the author, this vastly absorbing and richly illustrated book examines film as an art form, technological innovation, big business, and shaper of American values. Ever since Edison's peep shows first captivated urban audiences, film has had a revolutionary impact on American society, transforming culture from the bottom up, radically revising attitudes toward pleasure and sexuality, and at the same time, cementing the myth of the American dream. No book has measured film's impact more clearly or comprehensively than Movie-Made America. This vastly readable and richly illustrated volume examines film as art form, technological innovation, big business, and cultural bellwether. It takes in stars from Douglas Fairbanks to Sly Stallone; auteurs from D. W. Griffith to Martin Scorsese and Spike Lee; and genres from the screwball comedy of the 1930s to the "hard body" movies of the 1980s to the independents films of the 1990s. Combining panoramic sweep with detailed commentaries on hundreds of individual films, Movie-Made America is a must for any motion picture enthusiast.
The American Film Industry
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Author : Tino Balio
language : en
Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press
Release Date : 1985-03-04
The American Film Industry written by Tino Balio and has been published by Univ of Wisconsin Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985-03-04 with Performing Arts categories.
Upon its original publication in 1976, The American Film Industry was welcomed by film students, scholars, and fans as the first systematic and unified history of the American movie industry. Now this indispensible anthology has been expanded and revised to include a fresh introductory overview by editor Tino Balio and ten new chapters that explore such topics as the growth of exhibition as big business, the mode of production for feature films, the star as market strategy, and the changing economics and structure of contemporary entertainment companies. The result is a unique collection of essays, more comprehensive and current than ever, that reveals how the American movie industry really worked in a century of constant change-from kinetoscopes and the coming of sound to the star system, 1950s blacklisting, and today's corporate empires.
A History Of The American Film
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Author : Christopher Durang
language : en
Publisher: Samuel French , Incorporated
Release Date : 1978
A History Of The American Film written by Christopher Durang and has been published by Samuel French , Incorporated this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978 with Drama categories.
Musical / 9m, 6f / Various Sets A hilarious take off on American films, especially from the 1930s through the 1970s. The principals play a variety of characters. There is a Cagney Bogart Dean Brando type-- and a Fonda Stewart Peck Perkins type. The women, too, are types-- basically Bette Davis, Loretta Young and Eve Arden. The parts they play are wild parodies from many Hollywood genres; a silent tearjerker, slum idyll, gangster epic, courtroom melodrama, chain gang social justice thriller, screwball comedy, Busby Berkeley backstage musical, war propaganda canteen musical-- not to forget "Casablanca," "Citizen Kane" and a variety of minor genres. "Christopher Durang has written one of the funniest, zaniest, most entertaining plays of the last decade...What we see is the American way of life reflected through a distortion mirror...Its true that Durang has serious points to make...but this is no message play, thank goodness. Most everything in it is pure, unadulterated, uproarious fun.... Durangs] witty comedy about the movies is a splendid, constantly surprising treat." - Stanley Eichelbaum, San Francisco Examiner "A grand popular entertainment. A significant act of film criticism as well as wise social commentary. Mr. Durang has the waggishness of four Marxes and the malice of Jonathan Swift. Through the history of the American film, we see a history of America - the turn from patriotism to cynicism, from optimism to sensationalism...The clown-sharp company of comic actors strikes precisely the correct stance - total conviction and not camp...A History of the American Film is an A-movie, a glorious montage of myth-America. - Mel Gussow, The New York Times
A History Of American Movies
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Author : Paul Monaco
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2023-06-14
A History Of American Movies written by Paul Monaco and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-06-14 with Performing Arts categories.
In A History of American Movies: A Film-by-Film Look at the Art, Craft and Business of Cinema, Paul Monaco provides a survey of the narrative feature film from the 1920s to the present. The book focuses on 170 of the most highly regarded and recognized feature films selected by the Hollywood establishment: each Oscar winner for Best Picture, as well as those voted the greatest by members of the American Film Institute. By focusing on a select group of films that represent the epitome of these collaborations, Monaco provides an essential history of one of the modern world's most complex and successful cultural institutions: Hollywood. Divided into three sections, "Classic Hollywood, 1927-1948," "Hollywood In Transition, 1949-1974," and "The New Hollywood, 1975 To The Present," Monaco examines some of the most memorable works in cinematic history, including The General, Wings, Bringing Up Baby, Gone with the Wind, Citizen Kane, Casablanca, On the Waterfront, The Searchers, Psycho, West Side Story, The Godfat
The American Movie
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Author : William K. Everson
language : en
Publisher: New York : Atheneum
Release Date : 1963
The American Movie written by William K. Everson and has been published by New York : Atheneum this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1963 with Motion pictures categories.
The history of the movies in this country - who made films, the films themselves, technical developments in movie making, styles, trends, and a guide for evaluating films. Grades 6 and up.
The American Movies Reference Book
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Author : Paul Michael
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1969
The American Movies Reference Book written by Paul Michael and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with Motion picture actors and actresses categories.
The American Film Musical
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Author : Rick Altman
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 1987
The American Film Musical written by Rick Altman and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Performing Arts categories.
"... a model of genre criticism and probably the best overall analysis of the film musical to date." Journal of Popular Films and Television "The American Film Musical is a truly admirable book which is well worth making a song and dance about. It will immediately assume biblical authority for all who are seriously interested in the dream-factory's most lavish fantasies, and it may even come to stand as a landmark in our understanding of Hollywood as a whole.... Altman's book is thorough, well informed and warmly good-humored. It has brought the study of musical films out of the dark ages." Times Literary Supplement "... an important addition to both literature and film collections.... a landmark study." Library Journal "Altman's important study of the American film musical combines genre theory with film criticism and history.... Recommended... " Choice The American Film Musical is at once the most advanced statement on genre theory and the most complete treatment of the American musical. Altman's unique interweaving of theory, history, and criticism represents an original and challenging contribution to film studies. Illustrated with over 200 frame enlargements and production stills.
The American Film Institute Catalog Of Motion Pictures Produced In The United States
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Author : American Film Institute
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 1997
The American Film Institute Catalog Of Motion Pictures Produced In The United States written by American Film Institute and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Performing Arts categories.
After more than fifteen years, this initial volume of the American Film Institute Catalog series is again in print. The 1920s set covers the important filmmaking period when "movies" became "talkies," and the careers of many influential directors and actors were launched. Films such as Wings, The Phantom of the Opera, All Quiet on the Western Front, and The Jazz Singer are included in this volume.
The American Dream And Contemporary Hollywood Cinema
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Author : J. Emmett Winn
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2007-09-26
The American Dream And Contemporary Hollywood Cinema written by J. Emmett Winn and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-09-26 with Performing Arts categories.
While the myth of a classless America endures in the American Dream, the very stratification that it denies unfairly affects the majority of Americans. Studies show that it's difficult for working class people to achieve upward mobility in the US. This book shows that the American Dream's glorification in Hollywood cinema should not be ignored.
The American Movies
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Author : Paul Michael
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1972
The American Movies written by Paul Michael and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1972 with Motion picture actors and actresses categories.