Author: Arthur Lennig Publisher: University Press of Kentucky ISBN: 9780813190440 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 590
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"A painstakingly researched portrait of Stroheim's genius on both sides of the camera and his failed quest to triumph over the Hollywood system"--P. [4] of cover.
Author: Richard Koszarski Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA ISBN: Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 368
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A biography of one of the most controversial figures in film history. This study also gives a unique insight into how the Hollywood studio system functioned int he 1920s and early 1930s.
Author: Joseph Lampel Publisher: Psychology Press ISBN: 1135609225 Category : Business & Economics Languages : en Pages : 384
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The business of culture is the business of designing, producing, distributing, and marketing cultural products. Even though it gives employment to millions, and is the main business of many large and small organizations, it is an area that is rarely studied from a strategic management perspective. This book addresses this void by examining a wide range of cultural industries--motion pictures, television, music, radio, and videogames--from such a perspective. The articles included in this book will be helpful to individuals who seek a better understanding of organizations and strategies in the entertainment and media sector. But it should also provide valuable insights to managers and entrepreneurs who operate in environments that share the creative uncertainty and performance ambiguity that characterize most cultural industries.
Author: Erich Von Stroheim Publisher: Canadian Film Institute = Institut canadien du film ISBN: Category : Motion picture producers and directors Languages : en Pages : 76
Author: Nora Henry Publisher: Praeger ISBN: Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 272
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Detailed analyses of their individual styles of filmmaking and readings of selected films reveal how they put their philosophies into practice and to what extent they influenced one another. Films analyzed include The Merry Widow, The Wedding March, Heaven can Wait, To Be or Not To Be, Sunset Boulevard, and The Fortune Cookie among others. By delineating their contributions to the development of modern film, this research explores the filmmakers impact on film and cultural history."
Author: Richard I. Suchenski Publisher: Oxford University Press ISBN: 0190614080 Category : Performing Arts Languages : en Pages :
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Projections of Memory is an exploration of a body of innovative cinematic works that utilize their extraordinary scope to construct monuments to the imagination that promise profound transformations of vision, selfhood, and experience. This form of cinema acts as a nexus through which currents from the other arts can interpenetrate. By examining the strategies of these projects in relation to one another and to the larger historical forces that shape them--tracing the shifts and permutations of their forms and aspirations--Projections of Memory remaps film history around some of its most ambitious achievements and helps to clarify the stakes of cinema as a twentieth-century art form.
Author: Gene D. Phillips Publisher: University Press of Kentucky ISBN: 0813173671 Category : Performing Arts Languages : en Pages : 493
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One of the most accomplished writers and directors of classic Hollywood, Billy Wilder (1906–2002) directed numerous acclaimed films, including Sunset Boulevard (1950), Sabrina (1954), The Seven Year Itch (1955), Witness for the Prosecution (1957), and Some Like It Hot (1959). Featuring Gene D. Phillips's unique, in-depth critical approach, Some Like It Wilder: The Life and Controversial Films of Billy Wilder provides a groundbreaking overview of a filmmaking icon. Wilder began his career as a screenwriter in Berlin but, because of his Jewish heritage, sought refuge in America when Germany came under Nazi control. Making fast connections in Hollywood, Wilder immediately made the jump from screenwriter to director. His classic films Five Graves to Cairo (1943), Double Indemnity (1945), and The Lost Weekend (1945) earned Academy Awards for best picture, director, and screenplay. During the 1960s, Wilder continued to direct and produce controversial comedies, including Kiss Me, Stupid (1964) and The Apartment (1960), which won Oscars for best picture and director. This definitive biography reveals that Wilder was, and remains, one of the most influential directors in filmmaking.
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