Includes bibliographical references (p. 339-340) and index.
Contents:
Classic Hollywood, 1927-1948 -- Establishing Hollywood -- Early synchronous sound -- Classic Hollywood takes form -- Banner years -- Red, white, blue, and noir -- Postwar triumphs and reversals -- Hollywood in transition 1949-1974 -- Postwar unravelings -- Declining audiences and initial responses -- Hollywood on the ropes -- Indications of revival -- Conglomerate control, movie brats, and creativity -- New Hollywood, 1975-2009 -- Origins of Hollywood divided -- Mixed styles, mixed messages -- Hollywood in the 1980s -- New Hollywood enters the digital age -- Hollywood enters the twenty-first century.
Summary:
The book focuses on 170 of the most highly regarded and recognized feature films selected by the Hollywood establishment: each Oscar winner for Best Picture, as well as those voted the greatest by members of the American Film Institute. By focusing on a select group of films that represent the epitome of these collaborations, Monaco provides an essential history of one of the modern world's most complex and successful cultural institutions: Hollywood. --from publisher description
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.