This book is devoted solely to the subject of movie-stills and photography. It traces the early growth of stills photography from the first development of the star system and the increase in feature-length films, through to the rise of the giant studios and their subsequent decline in the 1940s and 1950s. It focuses on the photographers and the stars they photographed - from Theda Bara, Greta Garbo and Dietrich up to Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn - as well as many of the key films - "Intolerance" (1916), "Greed" (1924), "King Kong" (1933), "Psycho" (1960), "My Fair Lady" (1964) - and the film-makers themselves - Stroheim, D.W. Griffith, C.B. De Mille and Hitchcock. Illustrations include: portrait and scene shots, production shots, behind-the-scenes photographs, poster art, calendar art, leg shots, photograph collages, trick shots, and photographs showing the stars' private lives and special events in Hollywood.

Product Description: Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo, Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe... It is through the eye of the stills camera that we experience and recall some of the cinema's most memorable events and faces. Still images are so powerful that they can easily pass for actual scenes for the movies they represent - rather than separately posed, lighted and photographed shots that may not even find their way into the finished film...read more

From the birth of the film industry to the present day, this updated, year-by-year history of the movies combines material from film, promotional posters, newspaper articles, reviews, and movie stills to chronicle the major developments in the world of movie entertainment and has been updated to include the latest Oscar winners.

An account of the history of the Hollywood includes biographies of the stars and producers, financial data on the major studios, and analyses of the diverse industry transitions

From the birth of the film industry to the present day, this updated, year-by-year history of the movies combines material from film, promotional posters, newspaper articles, reviews, and movie stills to chronicle the major developments in the world of movie entertainment and has been updated to include the latest Oscar winners.

From the birth of the film industry to the present day, this updated, year-by-year history of the movies combines material from film, promotional posters, newspaper articles, reviews, and movie stills to chronicle the major developments in the world of movie entertainment and has been updated to include the latest Oscar winners. (view table of contents)

From the birth of the film industry to the present day, this updated, year-by-year history of the movies combines material from film, promotional posters, newspaper articles, reviews, and movie stills to chronicle the major developments in the world of movie entertainment and has been updated to include the latest Oscar winners.

From the birth of the film industry to the present day, this updated, year-by-year history of the movies combines material from film, promotional posters, newspaper articles, reviews, and movie stills to chronicle the major developments in the world of movie entertainment. (view table of contents)

Product Description: Looking at the advent of the film industry world-wide, this book covers the absolute beginnings of cinema. It includes information on major genres, studios, stars and directors.

Product Description: This book is devoted solely to the subject of movie-stills and photography. It traces the early growth of stills photography from the first development of the star system and the increase in feature-length films, through to the rise of the giant studios and their subsequent decline in the 1940s and 1950s...read more

Product Description: This book focuses on Hitchcock's work in America from 1939 to 1976--when he made some of his greatest films. Inside anecdotes on Hitchcock's working relationship with Selznick, RKO, Universal, and finally his work as an independent make this book especially appealing for the general reader as well as the serious student...read more

An account of 140 careers, ranging from studio work-horse to genius, illustrated with photographs of the directors themselves as well as scenes from their most characteristic movies

Outlines the plot and gives background information for the motion pictures that were the most successful, commercially, from the thirties through the seventies