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Hearst Over Hollywood: Power, Passion, and Propaganda in the Movies
Louis Pizzitola
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Description for Hearst Over Hollywood: Power, Passion, and Propaganda in the Movies
Hardback. Hearst Over Hollywood draws on hundreds of previously unpublished letters and memos, FBI Freedom of Information files, and personal interviews to document the scope of Hearst's power in Hollywood. Louis Pizzitola tells the hidden story of Hearst's shaping influence on both film publicity and film censorship as well as the growth of the "talkies," and the studio system. Series: Film and Culture Series. Num Pages: 540 pages, 46 photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; APFA; BGF; GTB; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 163 x 36. Weight in Grams: 908.
Hollywood-crossroads of filmmaking, mythmaking, and politics-was dominated by one man more than any other for most of its history. It was William Randolph Hearst who understood how to use cinema to exploit the public's desire for entertainment and to create film propaganda to further his own desire for power. From the start, Hearst saw his future and the future of Hollywood as one and the same. He pioneered and capitalized on the synergistic relationship between yellow journalism and advertising and motion pictures. He sent movie cameramen to the inauguration of William McKinley and the front lines of the Spanish-American War. ... Read more
Hollywood-crossroads of filmmaking, mythmaking, and politics-was dominated by one man more than any other for most of its history. It was William Randolph Hearst who understood how to use cinema to exploit the public's desire for entertainment and to create film propaganda to further his own desire for power. From the start, Hearst saw his future and the future of Hollywood as one and the same. He pioneered and capitalized on the synergistic relationship between yellow journalism and advertising and motion pictures. He sent movie cameramen to the inauguration of William McKinley and the front lines of the Spanish-American War. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Series
Film and Culture Series
Condition
New
Weight
908g
Number of Pages
540
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231116466
SKU
V9780231116466
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About Louis Pizzitola
Louis Pizzitola is a visual artist and an amateur filmmaker.
Reviews for Hearst Over Hollywood: Power, Passion, and Propaganda in the Movies
A valuable contribution to American film history. Cineaste I don't know if there could be a more timely book right now than this particular book...I can't recommend it highly enough.
Frank Rich Pizzitola doesn't slight much of anything...He works in fascinating digressions... This groundbreaking volume's focus on Hearst's imagemaking illuminates exactly how he went about warping the world to ... Read more
Frank Rich Pizzitola doesn't slight much of anything...He works in fascinating digressions... This groundbreaking volume's focus on Hearst's imagemaking illuminates exactly how he went about warping the world to ... Read more