02878nam 2200589 a 450 991045553910332120200520144314.01-282-42097-697866124209790-313-35693-9(CKB)1000000000766591(EBL)497050(OCoLC)742332656(SSID)ssj0000170675(PQKBManifestationID)11176879(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000170675(PQKBWorkID)10225143(PQKB)10472999(MiAaPQ)EBC4643490(MiAaPQ)EBC497050(Au-PeEL)EBL497050(CaPaEBR)ebr10323745(CaONFJC)MIL242097(EXLCZ)99100000000076659120080625d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe hidden art of Hollywood[electronic resource] in defense of the studio era film /John FawellWestport, Conn. Praeger20081 online resource (240 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-313-35692-0 Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-214) and index.Contents; Introduction; 1. When Is Classic Hollywood?; 2. Who Is the Artist?; 3. What Is a Great Hollywood Film? The Difficulty in Establishing a Hierarchy; 4. Taking Classic Hollywood Seriously; 5. Hollywood's Classicism; 6. Hollywood: An Art of Silence and Ellipses; 7. Hollywood, Style, and Decoration; 8. The Artificiality of the Hollywood Film; 9. Hollywood and Sentiment; 10. Hollywood Acting; 11. Character Actors; 12. Hollywood Writing; 13. Hollywood and Rhythm; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; IndexAlthough we tend to accord our highest praise to films with strong messages, Hollywood is resolutely unserious in its goals, and closer perhaps to music than to literature in this regard. Thus, in order to appreciate Hollywood's classic movies, we have to understand them as the result of a style of filmmaking that justifies itself through the grace and beauty of its form. This beauty, when seen, challenges our notion of film as the poorer cousin of the high arts, or as worthwhile only when it serves a social purpose. The Hidden Art of Hollywood draws from a huge fund of recorded interviews witMotion picturesCaliforniaLos AngelesMotion picturesUnited StatesAestheticsElectronic books.Motion picturesMotion picturesAesthetics.791.4309794/94Fawell John Wesley1959-1032455MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455539103321The hidden art of Hollywood2450315UNINA