{"product_id":"the-golden-age-of-cinema-9781405163729","title":"The Golden Age of Cinema","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis comprehensive book illuminates the most fertile and exciting period in American film, a time when the studio system was at its peak and movies played a critical role in elevating the spirits of the public. Richard B. Jewell offers a highly readable yet deeply informed account of the economics, technology, censorship, style, genres, stars and history of Hollywood during its classical era. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style:\" none\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA major introductory textbook covering what is arguably the most fertile and exciting period in film, 1929-1945\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnalyzes many of the seminal films from the period, from \u003ci\u003eThe Wizard of Oz\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eGrand Hotel\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eGone with the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e, considering the impact they had then and still have today\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTackles the shaping forces of the period: the business practices of the industry, technological developments, censorship restraints, narrative strategies, evolution of genres, and the stars and the star system\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Rick Jewell has been teaching a course on classical Hollywood moviemaking at USC for some years but has never found a textbook that suited his needs. As a result he has written one, and it’s excellent. Jewell has taken on the daunting task of surveying the social history of the period, the business side of Hollywood , changes and advancement in technology, censorship, narrative and style, genres, and the star system. Whew! I can’t imagine a better introduction to this subject matter. The book is scrupulously well organized and uses specific examples whenever possible instead of dealing in generalities.\" \u003ci\u003eLeonard Maltin's Movie Crazy\u003c\/i\u003e (www.leonardmaltin.com)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Some believe that American film peaked between the Stock Market Crash and the end of World War II. Richard B. Jewell’s \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Age of Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e sharply delineates how the film industry worked during the period, casting light on the movies as business, technology, social document, and popular art.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eCharles J. Maland, University of Tennessee\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTitle Page. \u003cp\u003eTable of Contents.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFigures and Captions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDedication.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1. Major Historical Events\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1. Economic Situation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2. Societal Issues.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3. Hollywood Responds to the Crises.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4. Other Leisure Activities.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2. Film Business\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1. The Studios.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2. Production.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3. Distribution.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4. Exhibition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3. Technology\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1. The Sound Revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2. Color Film Production.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3. Wide-Screen Experiments of 1929-1931.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4. Special Effects.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4. Censorship\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1. Silent Era Background.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2. The Production Code.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3. “Pre-Code” Hollywood.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4. The Production Code Administration.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5. “Exploitation” Films and Foreign Imports.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6. Politics and the PCA.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.7. The Outlaw.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.8. The Office of War Information Bureau of Motion Pictures.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.9. The PCA During the War.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5. Narrative and Style.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1. Narrative Strategies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2. Stylistic Techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3. Narrative in Stagecoach.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4. Style in Stagecoach.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5. A Note on “Studio” Style.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6. A Note on Genre Style.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.7. A Note on Film Noir.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.8. A Note on Directorial Style.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6. Genres\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1. The Western.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2. The Gangster Film.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3. The Adventure Film.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4. The Horror Film.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5. The Detective Film.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.6. The War Film.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.7. Comedy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.8. The Musical.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.9. The Woman’s Film.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.10. Other Genres.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7. Stars and the Star System.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1. The Star as Business Commodity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2. The Multiplicity of Stars.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3. The Star as Actor.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4. The Most Popular Stars.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8. Conclusion\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407899369815,"sku":"9781405163729","price":87.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405163729.jpg?v=1730500895","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-golden-age-of-cinema-9781405163729","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}