Hollywood Cinema and the Real Los Angeles by Mark Shiel

Hollywood Cinema and the Real Los Angeles by Mark Shiel

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In Hollywood Cinema and the Real Los Angeles, Mark Shiel explores Los Angeles from the invention of motion pictures in the 1890s to the decline of the studio system in the 1950s. Written by an expert in the history and theory of cinema and the city, this book describes the ever-changing cinematic image of Los Angeles.

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Hollywood Cinema and the Real Los Angeles by Mark Shiel

In Hollywood Cinema and the Real Los Angeles, Mark Shiel explores Los Angeles from the invention of motion pictures in the 1890s to the decline of the studio system in the 1950s. Written by an expert in the history and theory of cinema and the city, this book describes the ever-changing cinematic image of Los Angeles.
Mark Shiel is Senior Lecturer in Film Studies at King’s College London. He is the author of Italian Neorealism: Rebuilding the Cinematic City (2006), and co-editor of Cinema and the City: Film and Urban Societies in a Global Context (2001) and Screening the City (2003).
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ISBN 13 9781861899026
ISBN 10 1861899025
Title Hollywood Cinema and the Real Los Angeles
Author Mark Shiel
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Reaktion Books
Year published 2012-04-01
Number of pages 256
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.