Hollywood By Hollywood - The Backstudio Picture and the Mystique of Making Movies

The backstudio picture, or the movie about movie-making, harks back to the silent era and extends to the present day. Covering the hundred-year timespan of feature length film production, this original study of a longstanding yet unrecognized genre offers an illuminating perspective for considering anew the history of American movies.

About the author

Steven Cohan is Dean's Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Film and Screen Studies in the Department of English at Syracuse University.

Summary

The backstudio picture, or the movie about movie-making, harks back to the silent era and extends to the present day. Covering the hundred-year timespan of feature length film production, this original study of a longstanding yet unrecognized genre offers an illuminating perspective for considering anew the history of American movies.

Additional text

Recommended.

Product details

• Authors: Steven Cohan, Steven (Professor Emeritus of Film Cohan, Cohan Steven
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2018
• EAN: 9780190865788
• ISBN: 978-0-19-086578-8
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Photography, film, video, TV; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; USA, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, Fernsehen, TV, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, Films, cinema, United States of America, USA, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Direction & Production