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Film History: Theory and Practice

Humor & Entertainment

Allen,Robert

Gomery,Douglas

Movies

McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages

High Sierra (1941) is a highly successful Warner Brothers gangster film of special interest to film scholars, and aficionados. It represented a turning point in the nature of gangster film of the 1930s. It was the film that launched Humphrey Bogart to stardom.And it is representative of the concerted efforts of the very b est of Warners' talent of the era. In a period of serious reassessment of the American film, this revised shooting script, never before published, provides valuable primary data for that reassessment.

High Sierra (Wisconsin/Warner Bros. Screenplay Series)

Arts & Photography

Huston, John

Burnett, W.R.

Performing Arts

Univ of Wisconsin Pr

Shared Pleasures         presents the first comprehensive history of how Americans have         watched their favorite movies. Douglas Gomery tells the complete         story of the film exhibition business, from the humble nickelodeon         to movie palaces to today's mass markets of cable TV and home         video rentals. Along the way Gomery shows us how the American         economy and society altered going to the movies.Shared Pleasures answers such questions as: How and where         have Americans gone to the movies? What factors prompted the         growth of specialized theaters? To what extent have corporations         controlled the means of moviegoing? How has television changed         the watching of motion pictures? Gomery analyzes social, technological,         and economic transformations inside and outside the movie industry-sound,         color (and later, colorization), television movies, cable movie         networks, and home video, as well as automobiles, air conditioning,         and mass transit. He traces the effects of immigration, growing         urban and suburban cultures, two world wars, racial and ethnic         segregation, and the baby boom on the movie theater industry,         noting such developments as newsreel theaters and art cinemas.Gomery shows how the movie theater business has remained a profitable           industry, transforming movie houses from storefronts to ornate           movie palaces to the sticky-floored mall multiplexes of today.           Contrary to some gloomy predictions, Gomery contends that movie           watching is not declining as a form of entertainment. With the           growth of cable TV, home movie rental, and other technical changes,           more Americans are watching (and enjoying) more movies than ever           before.

Shared Pleasures: A History of Movie Presentation in the United States (Wisconsin Studies in Film)

Business & Money

Industries

University of Wisconsin Press

Shared Pleasures presents the first comprehensive history of how Americans have watched their favorite movies. Douglas Gomery tells the complete story of the film exhibition business, from the humble nickelodeon to movie palaces to today's mass markets of cable TV and home video rentals. Along the way Gomery shows us how the American economy and society altered going to the movies. Shared Pleasures answers such questions as: How and where have Americans gone to the movies? What factors prompted the growth of specialized theaters? To what extent have corporations controlled the means of moviegoing? How has television changed the watching of motion pictures? Gomery analyzes social, technological, and economic transformations inside and outside the movie industry-sound, color (and later, colorization), television movies, cable movie networks, and home video, as well as automobiles, air conditioning, and mass transit. He traces the effects of immigration, growing urban and suburban cultures, two world wars, racial and ethnic segregation, and the baby boom on the movie theater industry, noting such developments as newsreel theaters and art cinemas.Gomery shows how the movie theater business has remained a profitable industry, transforming movie houses from storefronts to ornate movie palaces to the sticky-floored mall multiplexes of today. Contrary to some gloomy predictions, Gomery contends that movie watching is not declining as a form of entertainment. With the growth of cable TV, home movie rental, and other technical changes, more Americans are watching (and enjoying) more movies than ever before.

Shared Pleasures: A History Of Movie Presentation In The United States (Wisconsin Studies in Film)

Explore the stories media tell along with the ones we tell about the media when we describe how it affects us as Media in Society teaches you how to view the media through a critical eye.

Media in Society: A Brief Introduction

Politics & Social Sciences

Campbell, Richard

Fabos, Bettina

Jensen, Joli

Frechette, Julie

Social Sciences

Bedford/St.Martin's

The Hollywood Studio System

Looks at management, labor, distribution, production, and exhibition practices in Hollywood between 1930 and 1949

st.martins press

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

Palgrave Macmillan, Gordonsville, Virginia, U.S.A.

Movie History: A Survey: Second Edition

Covering everything from Edison to Avatar, Gomery and Pafort-Overduin have written the clearest, best organized, and most user-friendly film history textbook on the market. It masterfully distills the major trends and movements of film history, so that the subject can be taught in one semester. And each chapter includes a compelling case study that highlights an important moment in movie history and, at the same time, subtly introduces a methodological approach. This book is a pleasure to read and to teach. Peter Decherney, University of Pennsylvania, USA In addition to providing a comprehensive overview of the development of film around the world, the book gives us examples of how to do film history, including organizing the details and discussing their implications.Hugh McCarney, Western Connecticut State University, USA Douglas Gomery and Clara Pafort-Overduin have created an outstanding textbook with an impressive breadth of content, covering over 100 years in the evolution of cinema. Movie History: A Survey is an engaging book that will reward readers with a contemporary perspective of the history of motion pictures and provide a solid foundation for the study of film. Matthew Hanson, Eastern Michigan University, USA How can we understand the history of film? Historical facts don’t answer the basic questions of film history. History, as this fascinating book shows, is more than the simple accumulation of film titles, facts and figures. This is a survey of over 100 years of cinema history, from its beginnings in 1895, to its current state in the twenty-first century. An accessible, introductory text, Movie History: A Survey looks at not only the major films, filmmakers, and cinema institutions throughout the years, but also extends to the production, distribution, exhibition, technology and reception of films. The textbook is divided chronologically into four sections, using the timeline of technological changes: Section One looks at the era of silent movies from 1895 to 1927; Section Two starts with the coming of sound and covers 1928 until 1950; Section Three runs from 1951 to 1975 and deals with the coming and development of television; and Section Four focuses on the coming of home video and the transition to digital, from 1975 to 2010. Key pedagogical features include: <ul>
<li>timelines in each section help students to situate the films within a broader historical context </li> <li>case study boxes with close-up analysis of specific film histories and a particular emphasis on film reception</li> <li>lavishly illustrated with over 450 color images to put faces to names, and to connect pictures to film titles</li> <li>margin notes add background information and clarity</li> <li>glossary for clear understanding of the key terms described</li> <li>references and further reading at the end of each chapter to enhance further study.</li>
</ul>
A supporting website is available at www.routledge.com/textbooks/moviehistory, with lots of extra materials, useful for the classroom or independent study, including: <ul>
<li>additional case studies – new, in-depth and unique to the website</li> <li>international case studies – for the Netherlands in Dutch and English</li> <li>timeline - A movie history timeline charting key dates in the history of cinema from 1890 to the present day</li> <li>revision flash cards – ideal for getting to grips with key terms in film studies</li> <li>related resources – on the website you will find every link from the book for ease of use, plus access to additional online material</li> <li>students are also invited to submit their own movie history case studies - see website for details 
</li>
</ul>
Written by two highly respected film scholars and experienced teachers, Movie History is the ideal textbook for students studying film history.

Pafort-Overduin, Clara

Routledge

Covering everything from Edison to Avatar, Gomery and Pafort-Overduin have written the clearest, best organized, and most user-friendly film history textbook on the market. It masterfully distills the major trends and movements of film history, so that the subject can be taught in one semester. And each chapter includes a compelling case study that highlights an important moment in movie history and, at the same time, subtly introduces a methodological approach. This book is a pleasure to read and to teach. Peter Decherney, University of Pennsylvania, USA In addition to providing a comprehensive overview of the development of film around the world, the book gives us examples of how to do film history, including organizing the details and discussing their implications.Hugh McCarney, Western Connecticut State University, USA Douglas Gomery and Clara Pafort-Overduin have created an outstanding textbook with an impressive breadth of content, covering over 100 years in the evolution of cinema. Movie History: A Survey is an engaging book that will reward readers with a contemporary perspective of the history of motion pictures and provide a solid foundation for the study of film. Matthew Hanson, Eastern Michigan University, USA How can we understand the history of film? Historical facts don’t answer the basic questions of film history. History, as this fascinating book shows, is more than the simple accumulation of film titles, facts and figures. This is a survey of over 100 years of cinema history, from its beginnings in 1895, to its current state in the twenty-first century. An accessible, introductory text, Movie History: A Survey looks at not only the major films, filmmakers, and cinema institutions throughout the years, but also extends to the production, distribution, exhibition, technology and reception of films. The textbook is divided chronologically into four sections, using the timeline of technological changes: Section One looks at the era of silent movies from 1895 to 1927; Section Two starts with the coming of sound and covers 1928 until 1950; Section Three runs from 1951 to 1975 and deals with the coming and development of television; and Section Four focuses on the coming of home video and the transition to digital, from 1975 to 2010. Key pedagogical features include: <ul>
<li>timelines in each section help students to situate the films within a broader historical context </li> <li>case study boxes with close-up analysis of specific film histories and a particular emphasis on film reception</li> <li>lavishly illustrated with over 450 color images to put faces to names, and to connect pictures to film titles</li> <li>margin notes add background information and clarity</li> <li>glossary for clear understanding of the key terms described</li> <li>references and further reading at the end of each chapter to enhance further study.</li>
</ul>
A supporting website is available at www.routledge.com/textbooks/moviehistory, with lots of extra materials, useful for the classroom or independent study, including: <ul>
<li>additional case studies – new, in-depth and unique to the website</li> <li>international case studies – for the Netherlands in Dutch and English</li> <li>timeline - A movie history timeline charting key dates in the history of cinema from 1890 to the present day</li> <li>revision flash cards – ideal for getting to grips with key terms in film studies</li> <li>related resources – on the website you will find every link from the book for ease of use, plus access to additional online material</li> <li>students are also invited to submit their own movie history case studies - see website for details 
</li>
</ul>
Written by two highly respected film scholars and experienced teachers, Movie History is the ideal textbook for students studying film history.

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