{"product_id":"hamilton-babylon-9781442647787","title":"Hamilton Babylon","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHamilton Babylon is a fascinating study of the tension between art and business in the growth of the Canadian film industry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In Hamilton Babylon [Stephen Broomer attempts] to recuperate the history of the student-run McMaster Film Board – particularly with the story of its founding member, experimental filmmaker John Hofsess. \" -- Jeff Fedoruk * Canadian Literature Reviews, 234 Autumn 2017 *\u003cbr\u003e\"This is an interesting, and often passionately written, contribution to Canadian film history that shines a light on a key moment in the creation of the country’s independent cinema, and, in particular, argues for a re-evaluation of both the artistic and historical importance of the era’s experimental cinema.\" -- David Hanley, Carleton University * University of Toronto Quarterly, vol 87 3, Summer 2018 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter One: A Dangerous Precedent  Chapter Two: Assembling Pleasure  Chapter Three: A New President  Chapter Four: Participatory Democracy  Chapter Five: Seize the Projectors  Chapter Six: Sync Sound Arrives, 1970  Chapter Seven: The Film Board Presidents on Trial  Chapter Eight: The Appeal  Chapter Nine: Show Business  Appendix: McMaster Film Board Filmography","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53187500474711,"sku":"9781442647787","price":52.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/hamilton-babylon-9781442647787","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}