Hollywood style. Star. Romantic comedy. Film noir. Western. Combat film. Studio system. Film in the television age. Film school generation. Edge of Hollywood. Film language. Writing and tinking about film. Classical Hollywood style today.
Notes:
Major funding by The Annenberg/CPB Project, The National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Host: John Lithgow. Videodisc release and repackaging of the 1994 television production.
Contents:
V. 1. Disc 1. The Hollywood style ; The studio system -- Disc 2. The star ; The western -- Disc 3. Romantic comedy ; The combat film -- V. 2. Disc 4. Film noir ; Film in the television age -- Disc 5. The film school generation ; The edge of Hollywood -- Disc 6. Film language ; Writing and thinking about film ; Classical Hollywood style today.
Summary:
An epic analysis of the American motion picture industry that combines rare archival film, key scenes from immortal movies, interviews with leading filmmakers and commentary from noted film scholars and critics.
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.