Thomas Schatz

The Genius of the System

Hollywood Filmmaking in the Studio Era

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Produktbeschreibung

In The Genius of the System, Thomas Schatz recalls Hollywoods Golden Age from the 1920s until the dawn of television in the late 1940s, when quality films were produced swiftly and cost efficiently thanks to the intricate design of the system. Schatz takes us through the rise and fall of individual careers and the makingand unmakingof movies such as Frankenstein, Casablanca, and Hitchcocks Notorious. Through detailed analysis of major Hollywood moviemakers including Universal, Warner Bros., and MGM, he reminds us of a time when studios had distinct personalities and the relationship between contracts and creativity was not mutually exclusive.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Minnesota Press
• Seitenzahl: 528
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. März 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 218mm x 140mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 590g
• ISBN-13: 9780816670109
• ISBN-10: 0816670102
• Artikelnr.: 28136367

Autorenporträt

Thomas Schatz is professor of communication at the University of Texas, Austin. He is the author of several books, including Hollywood Genres and Boom and Bust: American Cinema in the 1940s.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowlegements
Preface: The Center of Gravity
Introduction: “The Whole Equation of Pictures
” Part I: The 1920’s: Beginnings
1. Universal: The System Takes Shape
2. MGM: Dawn of the Thalberg Era
3. Selznick at MGM: Climbing the Executive Ranks
4. Warner Bros.: Talking Their Way to the Top
Part II: 1928–1932: The Powers That B
5. Selznick at Paramount: From Boo to Bust
6. Universal: Renaissance and Retrenchment
7. MGM and Thalberg: Alone at the Top
8. Selznick at RKO: At the Helm of a Foundering Studio
9. Warner Bros.: The Zanuck Era
Part III: The 1930s: Golden Age
10. MGM in the Mid-Thirties:Charmed Interval
11. Selznick International Pictures: Going Independent
12. Warner Bros.: Power Plays and Prestige
13. Universal: Playing Both Ends Against the Middle
14. MGM: Life after Thalberg
15. Selznick and Hitchcock: Balance of PowerPart IV: 1941–1946: War Boom
16. Warner Bros.: Warfare at Home and Abroad
17. David O. Selznick Productions: Packaging Prestige
18. Universal: The Best of Both Worlds
19. MGM: The High Cost of Quality
20. Selznick and Hitchcock: Separate Ways
Part V: 1947–1960: Decline
21. Warner Bros.: Top of the World
End of the Line
22. MGM: Last Gasp of the Studio Era
23. Universal: Blueprint for the Television Age
24. Epilogue: Into the New Hollywood
Notes on Sources
Photograph Credits
Index