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The Star Machine
by [Basinger, Jeanine]
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ONE OF THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER'S 100 GREATEST FILM BOOKS OF ALL TIME - From one of our most distinguished film scholars, comes a rich, penetrating, amusing book about the golden age of movies and how the studios worked to manufacture stars.
With revelatory insights and delightful asides, Jeanine Basinger shows us how the studio "star machine" worked when it worked, how it failed when it didn't, and how irrelevant it could sometimes be. She gives us 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. She anatomizes their careers, showing how their fame happened, and what happened to them as a result. Deeply engrossing, full of energy, wit, and wisdom, The Star Machine is destined to become an classic of the film canon.
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- Vintage Brand
- Jan 6, 2009 Pub Date:
- 9780307388759 ISBN-13:
- 0307388751 ISBN-10:
- 608.0 pages Paperback
- English Language
- 9.22 in * 1.29 in * 6.3 in Dimensions:
- 2 lb Weight:
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