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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Virginia Wright Wexman , Virginia Wright Wexman , Charlie Keil , William LuhrPublisher: Rutgers University Press Imprint: Rutgers University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.381kg ISBN: 9780813564296ISBN 10: 0813564298 Pages: 220 Publication Date: 31 October 2017 Recommended Age: From 18 to 99 years Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , General , Undergraduate Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction Virginia Wright Wexman 1 1. THE SILENT SCREEN, 1895–1927 Cecil B. DeMille Shapes the Director’s Role Charlie Keil 26 2. CLASSICAL HOLLYWOOD, 1928–1946 The Company Man and the Boy Genius William Luhr 48 3. POSTWAR HOLLYWOOD, 1947–1967 On Dangerous Ground Sarah Kozloff 68 4. THE AUTEUR RENAISSANCE, 1968–1980 A Culture of Rebellion Daniel Langford 92 5. THE NEW HOLLYWOOD, 1981–1999 Three Case Studies Thomas Schatz 110 6. THE MODERN ENTERTAINMENT MARKETPLACE, 2000–Present Revolutions at Every Scale J. D. Connor 137 Academy Awards for Directing 155 Notes 161 Selected Bibliography 185 Notes on Contributors 189 Index 191Reviews"""A rare and useful contribution to the history of Hollywood film directors - their varied working conditions, their talented collaborators, and their sometimes limited but more often significant contributions to film art.""--James Naremore ""author of Charles Burnett: A Cinema of Symbolic Knowledge"" ""This fascinating collection of essays by established field historians goes further than any publication to date to challenge the mythologies that have grown up around the auteur director. This is achieved most notably by historical overview of the actual work of the studio director as it has evolved from 1895 to the present."" --Jane Gaines ""author of Fictioning Histories: Women Film Pioneers""" A rare and useful contribution to the history of Hollywood film directors - their varied working conditions, their talented collaborators, and their sometimes limited but more often significant contributions to film art. --James Naremore author of Charles Burnett: A Cinema of Symbolic Knowledge This fascinating collection of essays by established field historians goes further than any publication to date to challenge the mythologies that have grown up around the auteur director. This is achieved most notably by historical overview of the actual work of the studio director as it has evolved from 1895 to the present. --Jane Gaines author of Fictioning Histories: Women Film Pioneers Author InformationVIRGINIA WRIGHT WEXMAN is Professor Emerita of English and art history at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She is the author of many books including Women and Experimental Filmmaking. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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