Beschreibung:
The book presents readers with a range of engaging and illuminating features to explore the development of US cinema throughout history and focuses on key cinematic events, figures and genres.
Introduction: Hollywood in the Screen Ages 1. Beginnings: Multiple Cinemas, Multiple Audiences, 1895-1907 2. Becoming "The Movies": The Nickelodeon Age, 1908-1915 3. Movie Palaces, Corner Theaters, and Tent Shows: The Silent Era and the First Hollywood, 1915-1928 4. The Studios Era: Dominance and Diversity in the Golden Age of Hollywood, 1929-1948 5. Theatres, Drive-Ins, and Living Rooms: Changing Screens, Changing Movies, 1949-1966 6. Movies Big and Small: Art Movies, Blockbusters, and the New Hollywood, 1967-1980 7. Shopping Malls, Video Stores, and Cable TV: Movies in the Franchise Era, 1981-1997 8. The Digital Era: Back to the Future, 1994-Present