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A History of American Movies

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In A History of American Movies: A Film-by-Film Look at the Art, Craft and Business of Cinema, Paul Monaco provides a survey of the narrative feature film from the 1920s to the present. The book focuses on 170 of the most highly regarded and recognized feature films selected by the Hollywood establishment: each Oscar winner for Best Picture, as well as those voted the greatest by members of the American Film Institute. By focusing on a select group of films that represent the epitome of these collaborations, Monaco provides an essential history of one of the modern world's most complex and successful cultural institutions: Hollywood. Divided into three sections, "Classic Hollywood, 1927-1948," "Hollywood In Transition, 1949-1974," and "The New Hollywood, 1975 To The Present," Monaco examines some of the most memorable works in cinematic history, including The General, Wings, Bringing Up Baby, Gone with the Wind, Citizen Kane, Casablanca, On the Waterfront, The Searchers, Psycho, West Side Story, The Godfat

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Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Kindle Book

  • Release date: June 16, 2010

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  • ISBN: 9780810874398
  • Release date: June 16, 2010

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  • ISBN: 9780810874398
  • File size: 1346 KB
  • Release date: June 16, 2010

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  • ISBN: 9780810874398
  • File size: 1175 KB
  • Release date: June 16, 2010

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In A History of American Movies: A Film-by-Film Look at the Art, Craft and Business of Cinema, Paul Monaco provides a survey of the narrative feature film from the 1920s to the present. The book focuses on 170 of the most highly regarded and recognized feature films selected by the Hollywood establishment: each Oscar winner for Best Picture, as well as those voted the greatest by members of the American Film Institute. By focusing on a select group of films that represent the epitome of these collaborations, Monaco provides an essential history of one of the modern world's most complex and successful cultural institutions: Hollywood. Divided into three sections, "Classic Hollywood, 1927-1948," "Hollywood In Transition, 1949-1974," and "The New Hollywood, 1975 To The Present," Monaco examines some of the most memorable works in cinematic history, including The General, Wings, Bringing Up Baby, Gone with the Wind, Citizen Kane, Casablanca, On the Waterfront, The Searchers, Psycho, West Side Story, The Godfat

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  • Details

    Publisher:
    Rowman & Littlefield

    Kindle Book
    Release date: June 16, 2010

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9780810874398
    Release date: June 16, 2010

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9780810874398
    File size: 1346 KB
    Release date: June 16, 2010

    PDF ebook
    ISBN: 9780810874398
    File size: 1175 KB
    Release date: June 16, 2010

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  • Formats
    Kindle Book
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
    PDF ebook
  • Languages
    English