American Cinema, 1890-1909
Title | American Cinema, 1890-1909 PDF eBook |
Author | André Gaudreault |
Publisher | Rutgers University Press |
Total Pages | 290 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 0813544432 |
The essays in American Cinema 1890-1909 explore and define how the making of motion pictures flowered into an industry that would finally become the central entertainment institution of the world. Beginning with all the early types of pictures that moved, this volume tells the story of the invention and consolidation of the various processes that gave rise to what we now call "cinema."
American Cinema of the 1910s
Title | American Cinema of the 1910s PDF eBook |
Author | Charlie Keil |
Publisher | Rutgers University Press |
Total Pages | 298 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 0813544459 |
It was during the teens that filmmaking truly came into its own. Notably, the migration of studios to the West Coast established a connection between moviemaking and the exoticism of Hollywood. The essays in American Cinema of the 1910s explore the rapid developments of the decade that began with D. W. Griffith's unrivaled one-reelers. By mid-decade, multi-reel feature films were profoundly reshaping the industry and deluxe theaters were built to attract the broadest possible audience. Stars like Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplin, and Douglas Fairbanks became vitally important and companies began writing high-profile contracts to secure them. With the outbreak of World War I, the political, economic, and industrial groundwork was laid for American cinema's global dominance. By the end of the decade, filmmaking had become a true industry, complete with vertical integration, efficient specialization and standardization of practices, and self-regulatory agencies.
American Cinema of the 1920s
Title | American Cinema of the 1920s PDF eBook |
Author | Lucy Fischer |
Publisher | Rutgers University Press |
Total Pages | 310 |
Release | 2009-04-15 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 0813547156 |
During the 1920s, sound revolutionized the motion picture industry and cinema continued as one of the most significant and popular forms of mass entertainment in the world. Film studios were transformed into major corporations, hiring a host of craftsmen and technicians including cinematographers, editors, screenwriters, and set designers. The birth of the star system supported the meteoric rise and celebrity status of actors including Charlie Chaplin, Mary Pickford, Joan Crawford, Greta Garbo, and Rudolph Valentino while black performers (relegated to "race films") appeared infrequently in mainstream movies. The classic Hollywood film style was perfected and significant film genres were established: the melodrama, western, historical epic, and romantic comedy, along with slapstick, science fiction, and fantasy. In ten original essays, American Cinema of the 1920s examines the film industry's continued growth and prosperity while focusing on important themes of the era.
The End of Cinema?
Title | The End of Cinema? PDF eBook |
Author | André Gaudreault |
Publisher | Columbia University Press |
Total Pages | 257 |
Release | 2015-04-14 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 023153938X |
Is a film watched on a video screen still cinema? Have digital compositing, motion capture, and other advanced technologies remade or obliterated the craft? Rooted in their hypothesis of the "double birth of media," André Gaudreault and Philippe Marion take a positive look at cinema's ongoing digital revolution and reaffirm its central place in a rapidly expanding media landscape. The authors begin with an overview of the extreme positions held by opposing camps in the debate over cinema: the "digitalphobes" who lament the implosion of cinema and the "digitalphiles" who celebrate its new, vital incarnation. Throughout, they remind readers that cinema has never been a static medium but a series of processes and transformations powering a dynamic art. From their perspective, the digital revolution is the eighth major crisis in the history of motion pictures, with more disruptions to come. Brokering a peace among all sides, Gaudreault and Marion emphasize the cultural practice of cinema over rigid claims on its identity, moving toward a common conception of cinema to better understand where it is headed next.
American Cinema of the 1990s
Title | American Cinema of the 1990s PDF eBook |
Author | Chris Holmlund |
Publisher | Rutgers University Press |
Total Pages | 306 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 0813543665 |
Films discussed include Terminator 2, The matrix, Home alone, Jurassic Park, Pulp fiction, Boys don't cry, Toy story and Clueless.
Film and Attraction
Title | Film and Attraction PDF eBook |
Author | André Gaudreault |
Publisher | University of Illinois Press |
Total Pages | 226 |
Release | 2011 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 0252078055 |
An important reexamination of early film history, translated from the French for the first time.
American Cinema of the 2010s
Title | American Cinema of the 2010s PDF eBook |
Author | Dennis Bingham |
Publisher | Rutgers University Press |
Total Pages | 209 |
Release | 2021-12-10 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 1978814844 |
The 2010s might be remembered as a time of increased polarization in American life. The decade contained both the Obama era and the Trump era, and as the nation’s political fissures widened, so did the gap between the haves and have-nots. Hollywood reflected these divisions, choosing to concentrate on big franchise blockbusters at the expense of mid-budget films, while new players like Netflix and Amazon offered fresh opportunities for low-budget and independent filmmakers. As the movie business changed, films ranging from American Sniper to Get Out found ways to speak to the concerns of a divided nation. The newest installment in the Screen Decades series, American Cinema in the 2010s takes a close look at the memorable movies, visionary filmmakers, and behind-the-scenes drama that made this decade such an exciting time to be a moviegoer. Each chapter offers an in-depth examination of a specific year, covering a wide variety of films, from blockbuster superhero movies like Black Panther and animated films like Frozen to smaller-budget biopics like I, Tonya and horror films like Hereditary. This volume introduces readers to a decade in which established auteurs like Quentin Tarantino were joined by an exceptionally diverse set of new talents, taking American cinema in new directions.