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The Star Machine - Jeanine Basinger
The Star Machine
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From one of our most distinguished film scholars, comes a rich, penetrating, amusing book about the golden age of movies and how the studios worked to manufacture stars.With revelatory insights and delightful asides, Jeanine Basinger shows us how the studio “star machine” worked when it worked,... show more
From one of our most distinguished film scholars, comes a rich, penetrating, amusing book about the golden age of movies and how the studios worked to manufacture stars.With revelatory insights and delightful asides, Jeanine Basinger shows us how the studio “star machine” worked when it worked, how it failed when it didn't, and how irrelevant it could sometimes be. She gives us case studies focusing on big stars groomed into the system: the “awesomely beautiful” (and disillusioned) Tyrone Power; the seductive, disobedient Lana Turner; and a dazzling cast of others. She anatomizes their careers, showing how their fame happened, and what happened to them as a result. Deeply engrossing, full of energy, wit, and wisdom, The Star Machine is destined to become an classic of the film canon.
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780307388759 (0307388751)
ASIN: 307388751
Publisher: Vintage
Pages no: 608
Edition language: English
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5.0 The Star Machine (Vintage)
I picked up this book randomly at a book store, adding to my veritable collection of books on Old Hollywood. The book examines the process by which the Hollywood machine made people into stars, which was calculated and efficient. I'm amazed by the power of those old studios, the way they created sta...
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