"You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet": The American Talking Film, History and Memory, 1927-1949 1st Edition
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- Synopsis
- Andrew Sarris has long been one of America's most celebrated writers on film, author of the pioneering work "The American Cinema," and for decades a highly regarded critic. Now comes Sarris's definitive statement on film, in a masterwork that has taken twenty-five years to complete. Here is a sweeping--and highly personal--history of American film, from the birth of the talkies (beginning with "The Jazz Singer "and Al Jolson's memorable line "You ain't heard nothin' yet") to the decline of the studio system. By far the largest section of the book celebrates the great American film directors, with the work of giants such as John Ford, Alfred Hitchcock, Charlie Chaplin, Orson Welles, and Howard Hawks examined film by film. Sarris also offers glowing portraits of major stars, from Garbo and Bogart to Ingrid Bergman, Margaret Sullavan, Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Clark Gable, and Carole Lombard. There is a tour of the studios--Metro, Paramount, RKO, Warner Brothers, 20th Century-Fox, Universal--revealing how each left its own particular stamp on film. And in perhaps the most interesting and original section, we are treated to an informative look at film genres--the musical, the screwball comedy, the horror picture, the gangster film, and the western. A lifetime of watching and thinking about cinema has gone into this book. It is the history that film buffs have been waiting for.
- Copyright:
- 1998
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 573 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780195038835
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 03/08/18
- Copyrighted By:
- Andrew Sarris
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- History, Entertainment, Nonfiction
- Submitted By:
- Larry Lumpkin
- Proofread By:
- Beverly Cory
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.