Literature

An Introduction To American Movies

Management No. BFM011785

Basic Information

Contents: Preface = xi PART Ⅰ: THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN MOVIES = 1 1/The Beginnings: 1890-1915 = 3 2/The Myth Makers: Three Creative Artists = 13 3/The Rise of tbe Star System = 25 4/The Expanding Industry: 1915-1927 = 31 5/Movies Talk: 1927-1940 = 48 6/The War Years and After: 1940-1949 = 60 7/The Decline of the Hollywood System: 1951-1959 = 75 8/The European Film: 1945-1977 = 87 9/The Sixties = 98 10/The Seventies = 111 PART Ⅱ: THE DEVELOPMENT OF SELECTED MOTION PICTURE GENRES = 125 11/The Gangster Film = 127 12/Film Noir, or Black Cinema = 138 13/The Epic/Spectacular = 146 14/The Horror Film = 162 15/The Science Fiction Film = 172 16/The Musical = 192 17/The Comedy Film = 206 18/The War Film = 222 19/The Western Film = 234 20/The Romance Film = 246 21/Novels into Film = 263 22/The Documentary and Direct Cinema = 280 23/Experimental Cinema: The Avant-Garde = 292 Appendix = 301 Glossary of Film Terms = 301 Bibliography = 311 Suggested Reading List = 314 Major 16mm Film Distributors = 316 Index = 320