1940s
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avant garde cinema
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documenting the 1940s
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genres
hollywood
independent production
motion picture industry
movie industry
movie production
movie theory
postwar motion pictures
postwar stars
production trends
stars
studio systems
television and hollywood
theatres
video reference
wartime stars
world war 2
Product details
- ISBN 9780520221307
- Weight: 998g
- Dimensions: 178 x 254mm
- Publication Date: 23 Nov 1999
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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"Boom and Bust" traces the movie industry through the momentous decade of the 1940s. It discusses changes in the structure of the studio system - including the shift to independent production - and the dominant stars, genres, and production trends through the period.
Thomas Schatz is Philip G. Warner Professor of Communication at the University of Texas, Austin. His previous books include The Genius of the System: Hollywood Filmmaking in the Studio Era (1996) and Hollywood Film Genres (1980). He is a regular contributor to various television programs on film, including the PBS series The American Cinema.
