Movie-made America: a cultural history of American movies

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...

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Main Author: Sklar, Robert (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York Vintage Books 1994
Edition:Rev. and updated
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary: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 independent 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.
Physical Description:XI, 417 S. Ill.
ISBN:0679755497
0394721209

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