The Genius of the System: Hollywood Filmmaking in the Studio Era - Hardcover
At a time when the Hollywood studios are stronger than they have ever been during the eighty-year history, film historian Thomas Schatz provides an indispensable account of Hollywood's traditional blend of business and art.The book lays to rest the persistent myth that studio executives and producers stifle artistic talent, and reveals instead the genius of a system of collaboration and conflict. Working from industry documents, Schatz traces the development of house styles, the rise and fall of careers and the making, and unmaking, of movies, from Frankenstein to Casablanca to Hitchcock's Notorious - and how it all collapsed in the face of television.The Genius of the System gives the definitive view of the workings of the Old Hollywood and the foundation of the New.
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At a time when the studio system is making a stunning comeback, film historian Thomas Schatz provides an indispensable account of Hollywood's traditional blend of business and art. Highly acclaimed, from Variety to the New York Times, this book lays to rest the persistent myth that businesspeople and producers stifle artistic talent and reveals instead the genius of a system of collaboration and conflict. Working from industry documents, Schatz traces the development of house styles, the rise and fall of careers, and the making - and unmaking - of movies, from Frankenstein to Spellbound to Grand Hotel. Richly illustrated and highly readable, the Genius of the System gives the definitive view of the workings of the Old Hollywood and the foundations of the New.
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Thomas Schatz, Professor of Radio-TV-Film at the University of Texas in Austin, is also the author of Hollywood Genres.
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- PublisherSimon & Shuster
- Publication date1989
- ISBN 10 0671697080
- ISBN 13 9780671697082
- BindingHardcover
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