The hidden art of Hollywood : in defense of the studio era film
by John Fawell
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Although we tend to accord our highest praise to films with strong messages, Hollywood is resolutely unserious in its goals, and closer perhaps to music than to literature in this regard. Thus, in order to appreciate Hollywood's classic movies, we have to understand them as the result of a style of filmmaking that justifies itself through the grace and beauty of its form. This beauty, when seen, challenges our notion of film as the poorer cousin of the high arts, or as worthwhile only when show more it serves a social purpose. The Hidden Art of Hollywood draws from a huge fund of recorded interviews wit show lessTags
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John Fawell, a professor of humanities in the College of General Studies at Boston University, has written books on Alfred Hitchcock, Sergio Leone and the studio-era Hollywood film, as well as provided the film commentary for Universal Studios' Blu-ray release of Hitchcock s Rear Window. He lives in Quincy, Massachusetts.
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- 791.430979494
- Canonical LCC
- PN1993.5.U65F36
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- 791.430979494 — Arts & recreation Recreation, sports, and performing arts Public performances Motion pictures, radio, television, podcasting Motion pictures Standard subdivisions History, geographic treatment, biography; description, critical appraisal of specific companies and studios {for specific films see 791.437} North America
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- PN1993.5 .U65 .F36 — Language and Literature Literature (General) Literature (General) Drama Motion pictures
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