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Cohan, Steven, 1948-

Hollywood by Hollywood : the backstudio picture and the mystique of making movies / Steven Cohan. - x, 270 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Includes filmography. Includes bibliographical references (pages [253]-257) and index.

Introduction: the backstudio picture -- Self-reflexive Hollywood -- Elusive Hollywood -- Movie-struck Hollywood -- Monstrous Hollywood -- Masculine Hollywood -- Historical Hollywood -- Virtual Hollywood -- Conclusion.

The backstudio picture, or the movie about movie-making, harks back to the silent era and extends to the present day. Covering the hundred-year timespan of feature length film production, this original study of a longstanding yet unrecognized genre offers an illuminating perspective for considering anew the history of American movies.

ISBN: 9780190865771 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0190865776 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2018005300

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Motion picture industry in motion pictures.
Industria cinematográfica--Estados Unidos
Motion pictures--History.--United States
Cine --Historia--Estados Unidos

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)--In motion pictures.
Hollywood (Los Ángeles, California) --Historia

LC Class. No.: PN 1995.9 / C678h 2019

Dewey Class. No.: 791.4309794/93