Movie-Made America: A Cultural History of American Movies by Sklar, Robert
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- Paperback
- Weight
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- ISBN
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0679755497
ISBN-13
9780679755494
eBay Product ID (ePID)
686746
Product Key Features
Book Title
Movie-Made America : a Cultural History of American Movies
Number of Pages
432 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Film / General, Film / RΓ©fΓ©rence, Popular Culture, Film / History & Criticism
Publication Year
1994
Illustrator
Yes
Features
Revised
Genre
Performing Arts, Social Science
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
16 Oz
Item Length
9.1 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
95-130897
Dewey Edition
18
Reviews
"THE history of the American movie, combining social history, economics, and a precise and effective sense of film criticism."--Frank Friedel, Harvard University "One of the best popular works we have in the field of media ecology....There is hardly a single question regarding the transforming power of movies that [Sklar] leaves untouched."--Neil Postman
Dewey Decimal
791.43/0973
Edition Description
Revised edition
Table Of Content
Part I: The Rise of Movie Culture 1. The Birth of a Mass Medium 2. Nickel Madness 3. Edison's Trust and How It Got Busted 4. D.W. Griffith and the Forging of Motion-Picture Art Part II: The Movies in the Age of Mass Culture 5. Hollywood and the Dawning of the Aquarian Age 6. The Silent Film and the Passionate Life 7. Chaos, Magic, Physical Genius and the Art of Silent Comedy 8. Movie-Made Children 9. The House That Adolph Zukor Built Part III: Mass Culture in the Age of Movies 10. The Moguls at Bay and the Censors' Triumph 11. The Golden Age of Turbulence and the Golden Age of Order 12. The Making of Cultural Myths: Walt Disney and Frank Capra 13. Selling Movies Overseas 14. The Hollywood Gold Rush Part IV: The Decline of Movie Culture 15. Hollywood at War for America and at War with Itself 16. The Disappearing Audience and the Television Crisis 17. Hollywood's Collapse 18. The Promise of Personal Film Part V: The Enduring Medium 19. Nadir and Revival 20. Hollywood and the Age of Reagan 21. From Myth to Memory 22. Independent Images
Synopsis
Hailed as the definitive work upon its original publication in 1975 and now extensively revised and updated by the author, this vastly absorbing and richly illustrated book examines film as an art form, technological innovation, big business, and shaper of American values. Ever since Edison's peep shows first captivated urban audiences, film has had a revolutionary impact on American society, transforming culture from the bottom up, radically revising attitudes toward pleasure and sexuality, and at the same time, cementing the myth of the American dream. No book has measured film's impact more clearly or comprehensively than Movie-Made America. 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 independents 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., Hailed as the definitive work upon its original publication in 1975 and now extensively revised and updated by the author, this vastly absorbing and richly illustrated book examines film as an art form, technological innovation, big business, and shaper of American values. Ever since Edison's peep shows first captivated urban audiences, film has had a revolutionary impact on American society, transforming culture from the bottom up, radically revising attitudes toward pleasure and sexuality, and at the same time, cementing the myth of the American dream. No book has measured film's impact more clearly or comprehensively than Movie-Made America. 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 StalloΓ’β°Β 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 independents 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.
LC Classification Number
PN1993.5.U6S53 1994
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