1939

Hollywood's Greatest Year

Inbunden, Engelska, 2017

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Beskrivning

What do Babes in Arms, Beau Geste, Gunga Din, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Only Angels Have Wings, and Young Mr. Lincoln all have in common? They are all classic films released in the same year, but none of them received Academy Award nominations for best picture. Why? In that same year, Hollywood produced Dark Victory, Goodbye Mr. Chips, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, and Ninotchka, as well as two of the most beloved films of all time, Gone with the Wind and The Wizard of Oz. In 1939 Hollywood created an unprecedented number of great films, a year that has yet to be surpassed in cinematic achievement.In 1939: Hollywood’s Greatest Year, Thomas S. Hischak looks at the most remarkable 365 days in film history. Arranged chronologically from January 1 to December 31, 1939, each entry covers one day and features major news events (national and international) as well as minor curiosities or news items that would prove to be more important in the future. The activities on Broadway, radio, the music business, literature, and other arts are included, as are noteworthy sporting events. Most significantly, this book provides a full description and commentary on the Hollywood movies that were released on that day.All 510 feature films from all the Hollywood studios are included in the book, along with notable shorts, cartoons, newsreels, and foreign releases. While others have looked at the movie highlights of this momentous year, Hischak evaluates Hollywood’s entire screen output of 1939, from B pictures and serial installments to the international blockbusters—and every film in between. 1939: Hollywood’s Greatest Year is a captivating look at this phenomenon and will fascinate any film aficionado.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2017-06-16
Mått:159 x 238 x 36 mm
Vikt:762 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:430
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781442278042

Utforska kategorier

Referensverk och tvärvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Film inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

Thomas S. Hischak is the author of more than twenty books about theatre, film, and popular music, including several books for Scarecrow Press and Rowman & Littlefield, including Off-Broadway Musicals since 1919 (2011), The Disney Song Encyclopedia (2009), The Encyclopedia of Film Composers (2015), Theatre as Human Action: An Introduction to Theatre Arts, Second Edition (2016), and 100 Greatest American Plays (2017). Hischak is emeritus professor of theatre at the State University of New York College at Cortland.

Recensioner i media

Hischak (emer., theater, SUNY Courtland), author of 38 plays and multiple books on musical theater and film, such as Musicals in Film (CH, May'17, 54-4055) and The Jerome Kern Encyclopedia (CH, Nov'13, 51-1216), examines all the films produced during 1939, seeking to situate them within their historical and cultural context. Most of his thorough, detailed work (348 pages of 412) consists of dated entries—one for each day of the year—of two sections: historical events related to literature, art, theater, politics, crime, national/international news, and other topics of note; and the films released on that date, including a brief plot synopsis, mention of the actors/actresses, and a few words of commentary. The book includes three appendixes listing international films, short films, and Academy Award nominees of 1939. Entries are well written, clear, and concise, with useful, succinct commentary…. Summing Up: Recommended. General and undergraduate collections.