American Cinema of the 1910s: Themes and Variations

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Charlie Keil, Ben Singer
Rutgers University Press, 2009 - 278 pàgines
It was during the teens that filmmaking truly came into its own. Notably, the migration of studios to the West Coast established a connection between moviemaking and the exoticism of Hollywood.

The essays in American Cinema of the 1910s explore the rapid developments of the decade that began with D. W. Griffith's unrivaled one-reelers. By mid-decade, multi-reel feature films were profoundly reshaping the industry and deluxe theaters were built to attract the broadest possible audience. Stars like Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplin, and Douglas Fairbanks became vitally important and companies began writing high-profile contracts to secure them. With the outbreak of World War I, the political, economic, and industrial groundwork was laid for American cinema's global dominance. By the end of the decade, filmmaking had become a true industry, complete with vertical integration, efficient specialization and standardization of practices, and self-regulatory agencies.

 

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Movies Reform and New Women
26
Movies and the Stability of the Institution
48
Movies Innovative Nostalgia and RealLife Threats
69
Movies and the Beginning of a New Era
92
Movies and Cultural Hierarchy
115
Movies and the State of the Union
139
Movies and the Ambiguities of Progressivism
160
Movies and Practical Patriotism
183
Movies Propaganda and Entertainment
204
Movies and Righteous Americanism
225
Sources for Films
249
Index
263
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