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EAN-139781400041305   EAN-13 barcode 9781400041305
Product NameThe Star Machine
LanguageEnglish
CategoryBook / Magazine / Publication
Short DescriptionHardcover
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Price New8.99 US Dollars    (curriencies)
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Width1.58 inches    (convert)
Height9.55 inches    (convert)
Length6.25 inches    (convert)
Weight34.24 ounces    (convert)
AuthorJeanine Basinger
Page Count586
BindingHardcover
Published10/23/2007
Long DescriptionFrom one of our leading film authorities, a rich, penetrating, amusing plum pudding of a book about the golden age of movies, full of Hollywood lore, anecdotes, and analysis. Jeanine Basingergives us an immensely entertaining look into the “star machine,” examining how, at the height of the studio system, from the 1930s to the 1950s, the studios worked to manufacture star actors and actresses. With revelatory insights and delightful asides, she shows us how the machine worked when it worked, how it failed when it didn’t, and how irrelevant it could sometimes be. She gives us the “human factor,” 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—Loretta Young, Errol Flynn, Irene Dunne, Deanna Durbin. She anatomizes their careers, showing how their fame happened, and what happened to them as a result. (Both Lana Turner and Errol Flynn, for instance, were involved in notorious court cases.) In her trenchantly observed conclusion, she explains what has become of the star machine and why the studios’ practice of “making” stars is no longer relevant. Deeply engrossing, full of energy, wit, and wisdom, The Star Machine is destined to become an invaluable part of the film canon.
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