History of the American Cinema – serie
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Sixties
1960-1969
Av Paul Monaco
Häftad, 2003
385 kr
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Amid the turbulence of political assassinations, the civil rights struggle, and antiwar protests, American society was experiencing growing affluence and profound cultural change during the 1960s. The film industry gradually redirected its energies, resulting in a distinctive break from traditional …
Emergence of Cinema
The American Screen to 1907
Häftad, 1994
546 kr
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The origins of motion picture technologies are described and analyzed by Charles Musser in this lavishly illustrated volume. He considers social and economic as well as aesthetic aspects of the beginnings of movie making.
Transformation of Cinema, 1907-1915
Häftad, 1994
388 kr
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Eileen Bowser chronicles the history of the American film business from the days of storefront nickelodeons to the premiere of D. W. Griffith's The Birth of a Nation. The effect of the surroundings--the size of the hall; whether the film was shown alone or along with vaudeville entertainment; and …
Evening's Entertainment
The Age of the Silent Feature Picture, 1915-1928
Häftad, 1994
546 kr
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The silent cinema was America's first modern entertainment industry, a complex social, cultural, and technological phenomenon that swept the country in the early years of the twentieth century. Richard Koszarski examines the underlying structures that made the silent-movie era work, from the …
Grand Design
Hollywood as a Modern Business Enterprise, 1930-1939
Av Tino Balio
Häftad, 1996
529 kr
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The advent of color, big musicals, the studio system, and the beginning of institutionalized censorship made the thirties the defining decade for Hollywood. The year 1939, celebrated as 'Hollywood's greatest year', saw the release of such memorable films as "Gone with the Wind", "The Wizard of Oz", …
Talkies
American Cinema's Transition to Sound, 1926-1931
Häftad, 1999
410 kr
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The Talkies offers readers a rare look at the time when sound was a vexing challenge for filmmakers and the source of contentious debate for audiences and critics. Donald Crafton presents a panoramic view of the talkies' reception as well as in-depth looks at sound design in selected films, …
Boom and Bust
American Cinema in the 1940s
Häftad, 1999
375 kr
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"Boom and Bust" traces the movie industry through the momentous decade of the 1940s. It discusses changes in the structure of the studio system - including the shift to independent production - and the dominant stars, genres, and production trends through the period.
Lost Illusions
American Cinema in the Shadow of Watergate and Vietnam, 1970-1979
Av David Cook
Häftad, 2002
451 kr
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The American film industry transformed itself during the 1970s: a new order emerged out of the chaos of the former studio system. A new rating system freed directors to explore serious subjects but allowed for the expansion of exploitation films as well. So while unprecedented social and political …
New Pot of Gold
Hollywood under the Electronic Rainbow, 1980–1989
Häftad, 2002
403 kr
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Facing an economic crisis in the 1980s, the Hollywood industry moved boldly to control the ancillary markets of videotape, video disk, pay-cable and pay-per-view, and the major studios found themselves targeted for acquisition by global media and communications companies. This volume examines the …
Fifties
Transforming the Screen, 1950–1959
Av Peter Lev
Häftad, 2006
385 kr
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Completing the landmark, award-winning, ten-volume series on the first century of American film, The Fifties covers a particularly tumultuous period. Peter Lev explores the divorce of movie studios from their theater chains; the panic of the blacklist era; the explosive emergence of science fiction …
