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The Star System: Hollywood's Production of Popular Identities

The Star System: Hollywood's Production of Popular Identities - Paperback

by Paul McDonald
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Availability:In StockContributor:Paul McDonaldSeries:Short CutsPublish date:2001-06-13Pages:144
Language:EnglishPublisher:Wallflower PressISBN-13:9781903364024ISBN-10:1903364027UPC:9781903364024Book Category:Performing ArtsBook Subcategory:Film, Acting & AuditioningBook Topic:History & CriticismSize:7.82 x 5.30 x 0.39 inchesWeight:0.5203Product ID:SCQNE442QW
Looks at the development and changing organization of the star system in the American film industry. Tracing the popularity of star performers from the early "cinema of attractions" to the Internet universe, Paul McDonald explores the ways in which Hollywood has made and sold its stars. Through focusing on particular historical periods, case studies of Mary Pickford, Bette Davis, James Cagney, Julia Roberts, Tom Cruise, and Will Smith illustrate the key conditions influencing the star system in silent cinema, the studio era and the New Hollywood.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Wallflower PressISBN-13:9781903364024ISBN-10:1903364027UPC:9781903364024Book Category:Performing ArtsBook Subcategory:Film, Acting & AuditioningBook Topic:History & CriticismSize:7.82 x 5.30 x 0.39 inchesWeight:0.5203Product ID:SCQNE442QW
Paul McDonald is senior lecturer in film and television studies at the University of Surrey, Roehampton, UK. His additional chapter in Richard Dyer's classic text Stars was published in 1998.
Publisher: Wallflower Press

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