The Hidden Art of Hollywood : In Defense of the Studio Era Film.

The Hidden Art of Hollywood : In Defense of the Studio Era Film.

Although we tend to accord our highest praise to films with strong messages, Hollywood is resolutely unserious in its goals, and closer perhaps to music than to literature in this regard. Thus, in order to appreciate Hollywood's classic movies, we have to understand them as the result of a styl...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Fawell, John W.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Barbara : ABC-CLIO, 2008.
Subjects:
Motion pictures > California > Los Angeles.
Motion pictures > United States > Aesthetics.
Motion pictures
Motion pictures > Aesthetics
California > Los Angeles
United States
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction; 1. When Is Classic Hollywood?; 2. Who Is the Artist?; 3. What Is a Great Hollywood Film? The Difficulty in Establishing a Hierarchy; 4. Taking Classic Hollywood Seriously; 5. Hollywood's Classicism; 6. Hollywood: An Art of Silence and Ellipses; 7. Hollywood, Style, and Decoration; 8. The Artificiality of the Hollywood Film; 9. Hollywood and Sentiment; 10. Hollywood Acting; 11. Character Actors; 12. Hollywood Writing; 13. Hollywood and Rhythm; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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