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Hollywood on Lake Michigan
Corcoran, Michael; Bernstein, Arnie
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Description for Hollywood on Lake Michigan
Paperback. Num Pages: 400 pages, photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; APF; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 500.
Ranging from the dawn of the silent era to today’s blockbusters and independent films, this revamped second edition chronicles the significant contributions by Chicago and Chicagoans to more than a century of American filmmaking. Among the Windy City’s unique honors in this history are the development of film technology by early major players Essanay Film Manufacturing Company and the Selig Polyscope Company; the first African American–owned and operated film studios; the birthplace of gore flicks; the origination and growth of movie palaces; and the importance of the Second City, Goodman, and Steppenwolf theaters as training grounds for the industry’s best ... Read more
Ranging from the dawn of the silent era to today’s blockbusters and independent films, this revamped second edition chronicles the significant contributions by Chicago and Chicagoans to more than a century of American filmmaking. Among the Windy City’s unique honors in this history are the development of film technology by early major players Essanay Film Manufacturing Company and the Selig Polyscope Company; the first African American–owned and operated film studios; the birthplace of gore flicks; the origination and growth of movie palaces; and the importance of the Second City, Goodman, and Steppenwolf theaters as training grounds for the industry’s best ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Chicago Review Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
Chicago, United States
ISBN
9781613745755
SKU
V9781613745755
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Ref
99-22
Reviews for Hollywood on Lake Michigan
"A must-read for local movie buffs."
Chicago Sun-Times "Film lovers and Windy City fans will cherish this updated guide."
Booklist "This is a very different, much fuller and livelier book (than the original edition). The pair does more than merely update the original, giving us much good and solid stuff about the early days of movie-making here and engaging ... Read more
Chicago Sun-Times "Film lovers and Windy City fans will cherish this updated guide."
Booklist "This is a very different, much fuller and livelier book (than the original edition). The pair does more than merely update the original, giving us much good and solid stuff about the early days of movie-making here and engaging ... Read more