Genius of the System Hollywood Filmmaking in the Studio Era

Name: Genius of the System Hollywood Filmmaking in the Studio Era
Price: 14.34 USD
Availability: InStock
ISBN: 9780816670109

ISBN-10: 0816670102

ISBN-13: 9780816670109

Edition: 2010

Authors: Thomas Schatz, Steven Bach

List price: $24.95

30 day, 100% satisfaction guarantee!

Sell

Get cash fast!

Marketplace

2 new & used from $14.34

what's this?

Rush Rewards U
Members Receive:

You have reached 400 XP and carrot coins. That is the daily max!

Description:

InThe Genius of the System, Thomas Schatz recalls Hollywood's 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 asFrankenstein,Casablanca, and Hitchcock'sNotorious. 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.

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Publication date: 3/3/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 528
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 1.20" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English

Steven Bach is the author of the best-selling "Final Cut" & of "Marlene Dietrich: Life & Legend", both "New York Times" Notable Books of the Year. Before turning to writing he was a Broadway producer & head of production at United Artists. He teaches at Columbia University & Bennington College, & divides his time between New York, Vermont, & Europe.



Acknowledgments


Preface: The Center of Gravity


Introduction: "The Whole Equation of Pictures"



The 1920s: Beginnings



Universal: the System Takes shape



MGM: Dawn of the Thalberg Era



Selznick at MGM: Climbing the Executive Ranks



Warner Bros: Talking Their Way to the Top



1928 - 1932: The Powers That Be



Selznick at Paramount: From Boom to Bust



Universal: Renaissance and Retrenchment



MGM and Thalberg: Alone at the Top



Selznick at Rko: At the Helm of a Foundering Studio



Warner Bros: The Zanuck Era



The 1930s: Golden Age



MGM in the Mid-Thirties: Charmed Interval



Selznick International Pictures: Going Independent



Warner Bros.: Power Plays and Prestige



Universal: Playing Both ends Against the Middle



MGM: Life after Thalberg



Selznick and Hitchcock: Balance of Power



1941-1946: War Boom



Warner Bros.: Warfare at Home and Abroad



David O. Selznick Productions: Packaging Prestige



Universal: The Best of Both Worlds



MGM: The High Cost of Quality



Selznick and Hitchcock: Separate Ways



1947-1960: Decline



Warner Bros.: Top of the world, end of the Line



MGM: Last Gasp of the studio Era



UNIVERSAL: Blueprint for the Television age



Epilogue: Into the new Hollywood


Notes on Sources


Photograph Credits


Index