Описание: Drawing on documents, early drafts of script treatments, and humorous production anecdotes as well as including photographs, this book presents behind-the-scenes portrait of two great Hollywood figures - producer David O Selznick and director Alfred Hitchcock.
Автор: Royle, Alan Название: Hollywood ISBN: 1412084199 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781412084192 Издательство: Sage Publications Рейтинг: Цена: 3635.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Hollywood Warts 'N' All is an anthology of scandal, trivia and anecdotes about the first one hundred years of American cinema. For more than a decade the author has gleaned thousands of items from hundreds of films, biographies and movie publications in general, focusing on the bizarre, the scandalous and the controversial aspects of Tinseltown and, in particular, the private and public lives of the stars themselves. As the title implies, it is a no-holds-barred portrait of an industry notorious for its promiscuity, eccentricities and outrageous behaviour.
In these pages the reader will find tales of 'the casting couch', racial discrimination, criminal activity, drug and alcohol abuse, shady deals and cover-ups. Myths and legends are exposed and war records examined. Accidental deaths, suicides and murders are scrutinised as well as censorship wrangles, ruined careers and sexual preferences.
On the set clashes, feuds and insults, romances and affairs, marriages and divorces are all depicted as they happened. Editing and continuity gaffs, humorous exchanges, mishaps and technical problems, tricks of the trade and casting anomalies are also featured. For movies based on actual events, the author has drawn comparisons between Hollywood's, quite often, ludicrous interpretations and historical fact.
Over five hundred films are featured alphabetically, from A Beautiful Mind to Zulu, from the industry's humble beginnings in 1905 to the present day. This book is for movie buffs intrigued by the unusual and seamier side of the business, for those more interested in what makes their idols tick than in their actual performances on the screen.
Review:
"Alan Royle has assembled a splendid collection of Hollywood scandals, bloopers and anecdotes from the past century. Movie fans and scholars will welcome Hollywood Warts 'n' All as both fabulous entertainment and a reference text. I heartily recommend it "
Assoc Professor Michael Sturma Program Chair, History and General Arts, Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia.
Автор: Decherney Peter Название: Hollywood: A Very Short Introduction ISBN: 0199943540 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780199943548 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 1582.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Peter Decherney tells the story of Hollywood, from its nineteenth-century origins to the emergence of internet media empires.
Автор: Jewell Название: The Golden Age of Cinema - Hollywood 1929-1945 ISBN: 1405163720 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781405163729 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 14565.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This comprehensive book illuminates the most fertile and exciting period in American film, a time when the studio system was at its peak and movies played a critical role in elevating the spirits of the public. Richard B.
Автор: Dixon Название: Hollywood in Crisis or: The Collapse of the Real ISBN: 3319404806 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783319404806 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 6986.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book discusses the collapse and transformation of the Hollywood movie machine in the twenty-first century, and the concomitant social collapse being felt in nearly every aspect of society. Wheeler Winston Dixon examines key works in cinema from the era of late-stage capitalists, analyzing Hollywood films and the current wave of cinema developed outside of the Hollywood system alike. Dixon illustrates how movies and television programs across these spaces have adopted, reflected, and generated a society in crisis, and with it, a crisis for the cinematic industry itself.
Автор: Dixon Wheeler W. Название: Death of the Moguls: The End of Classical Hollywood ISBN: 0813553776 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780813553771 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 4158.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: Death of the Moguls is a detailed assessment of the last days of the ""rulers of film."" Wheeler Winston Dixon examines the careers of such moguls as Harry Cohn at Columbia, Louis B. Mayer at MGM, Jack L. Warner at Warner Brothers, Adolph Zukor at Paramount, and Herbert J. Yates at Republic in the dying days of their once-mighty empires. He asserts that the sheer force of personality and business acumen displayed by these moguls made the studios successful; their deaths or departures hastened the studios' collapse. Almost none had a plan for leadership succession; they simply couldn't imagine a world in which they didn't reign supreme.Covering 20th Century-Fox, Selznick International Pictures, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Paramount Pictures, RKO Radio Pictures, Warner Brothers, Universal Pictures, Republic Pictures, Monogram Pictures and Columbia Pictures, Dixon briefly introduces the studios and their respective bosses in the late 1940s, just before the collapse, then chronicles the last productions from the studios and their eventual demise in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He details such game-changing factors as the de Havilland decision, which made actors free agents; the Consent Decree, which forced the studios to get rid of their theatres; how the moguls dealt with their collapsing empires in the television era; and the end of the conventional studio assembly line, where producers had rosters of directors, writers, and actors under their command.Complemented by rare, behind-the-scenes stills, Death of the Moguls is a compelling narrative on the end of the studio system at each of the Hollywood majors as television, the de Havilland decision, and the Consent Decree forced studios to slash payrolls, make the shift to colour, 3D, and CinemaScope in desperate last-ditch efforts to save their kingdoms. The aftermath for some was the final switch to television production and, in some cases, the distribution of independent film.
Описание: A study of African American actors in Hollywood during the 1930s. It focuses on five performers whose Hollywood film careers flourished during this period: Louise Beavers, Fredi Washington, Lincoln "Stepin Fetchit" Perry, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, and Hattie McDaniel.
Автор: Kirby David A Название: Lab Coats in Hollywood ISBN: 0262518708 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780262518703 Издательство: MIT Press Рейтинг: Цена: 3386.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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How science consultants make movie science plausible, in films ranging from 2001: A Space Odyssey to Finding Nemo.
Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, released in 1968, is perhaps the most scientifically accurate film ever produced. The film presented such a plausible, realistic vision of space flight that many moon hoax proponents believe that Kubrick staged the 1969 moon landing using the same studios and techniques. Kubrick's scientific verisimilitude in 2001 came courtesy of his science consultants -- including two former NASA scientists -- and the more than sixty-five companies, research organizations, and government agencies that offered technical advice. Although most filmmakers don't consult experts as extensively as Kubrick did, films ranging from A Beautiful Mind and Contact to Finding Nemo and The Hulk have achieved some degree of scientific credibility because of science consultants. In Lab Coats in Hollywood, David Kirby examines the interaction of science and cinema: how science consultants make movie science plausible, how filmmakers negotiate scientific accuracy within production constraints, and how movies affect popular perceptions of science.
Drawing on interviews and archival material, Kirby examines such science consulting tasks as fact checking and shaping visual iconography. Kirby finds that cinema can influence science as well: Depictions of science in popular films can promote research agendas, stimulate technological development, and even stir citizens into political action.
Автор: Mordden Ethan Название: When Broadway Went to Hollywood ISBN: 0199395403 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780199395408 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 3642.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: From the earliest talkies to the present, Hollywood has drafted the great Broadway songwriters to create successful musicals, while mistrusting and even abusing them. Here`s the book that chronicles what happens when stage geniuses come up against the anti-intellectual producers of Hollywood.
Автор: Aronstein Название: Hollywood Knights ISBN: 1403966494 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781403966490 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 11878.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Hollywood Knights examines Hollywood Arthuriana as political nostalgia offered to American viewers during times of cultural crisis: the red scare of the 1950s, the breakdown of traditional authority in the 1960s and 1970s, the turn to the right in the 1980s and the redemption of masculine and national authority in the 1990s.
Автор: Symmons Название: The New Hollywood Historical Film ISBN: 1137529296 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781137529299 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 11179.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The New Hollywood of the late 1960s and 1970s is among the mostinfluential periods in the history of film. It was a time of unprecedentedcreative risks, as the myths and moral certainties of 'old Hollywood' collidedwith the subversive and questioning stance of a new wave of young and talentedpractitioners. As the fault lines of the Vietnam War, Civil Rights Movement andthe Watergate scandal shook America to its core; films expressed a profoundsense of uncertainty, change and possibility.Longone of Hollywood's most popular genres, a new wave of historical films thrivedin the era of New Hollywood. The New Hollywood Historical Film: 1967-78explores new directions and perspectives considering iconic films; American Graffiti (1973), The Dirty Dozen (1967), Grease (1978) and The Way We Were (1973), as well as lesser known gems, such as Sounder (1973) and The Day of the Locust (1975). Based on original research, TomSymmons analyses their production and reception, examining how the pastdepicted on film was profoundly shaped by the controversies and concerns of thepresent.
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