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Interim book		Alice in Movieland / by Alice M. Williamson New York: D. Appleton Company, 1928. Call No: 46(794) WIL Author: Williamson, Alice M. Source: US Place: New York Publisher: D. Appleton Company PubDate: 1928 PhysDes: 265p. : illus. :20cm. Subject: HOLLYWOOD; INDUSTRY, FILM. USA; HISTORY OF CINEMA; DEMILLE, CECIL B.; GOLDWYN, SAMUEL; DAVIES, MARION; PARAMOUNT STUDIOS; NEGRI, POLA; UNITED ARTISTS; SWANSON, GLORIA; STAR SYSTEM More info
journal article		Borrowed Time in Montage (September 1968) p.14-20 Author: White, Eric PhysDes: Article Subject: HOLLYWOOD; BONNIE AND CLYDE (US, Arthur Penn, 1967); PENN, ARTHUR; DUNAWAY, FAYE; PARAMOUNT STUDIOS; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; VIOLENCE IN FILMS; SEX IN FILMS Summary: Essay discusses the 'New Hollywood', influenced by young, new directors, often from overseas. Emphasis on "Bonnie and Clyde" as an example of a 'watershed picture' in that it signalled a new style in filmmaking. Adapted from Time, by Eric White. More info
book		Cecil B. Demille / Charles Higham New York: Da Capo Press, 1973. Call No: 81DEM HIG Author: Higham, Charles Source: US Place: New York Publisher: Da Capo Press PubDate: 1973 PhysDes: xii, 335 p. : ill. ; 23 cm Subject: PARAMOUNT STUDIOS; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; DEMILLE, CECIL B.; ZUKOR, ADOLPH; MACPHERSON, JEANIE; LASKY, JESSE; KING OF KINGS (US, Cecil B. De Mille, 1927); TEN COMMANDMENTS, THE (US, Cecil B. DeMille, 1923); TEN COMMANDMENTS, THE (US, Cecil B. DeMille, 1956); SQUAW MAN, THE (US, Oscar C. Apfel & Cecil B. DeMille, 1914); SIGN OF THE CROSS, THE (US, Cecil B. DeMille, 1932) Notes: Reprint of the ed. published by Scribner, New York. "Cecil B. DeMille pictures": p. 315-322. Includes index. ISBN: 0306801310 Donation: donated by the family of Wayne Levy, 2006 More info
book		Dean & me / Jerry Lewis and James Kaplan London, UK: Pan Books, 2007. Call No: 81 MAR LEW Author: Lewis, Jerry; Kaplan, James Source: UK Place: London, UK Publisher: Pan Books PubDate: 2007 PhysDes: 340 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm Subject: MARTIN, DEAN; LEWIS, JERRY; ARTISTS AND MODELS (US, Frank Tashlin, 1955); DAVIS, SAMMY, Jr.; PARAMOUNT STUDIOS; SINATRA, FRANK Summary: "Before the Rat Pack, the hit songs and the stellar movie career, Dean Martin spent ten years partnering Jerry Lewis in one of the most successful double acts of show-business history. In this wise-cracking yet candid memoir, Lewis recalls with crystal clarity the highs and lows of his relationship with Dean: their first meeting on a New York street corner one spring afternoon, the early improvised performances in Mob-owned nightclubs, and the giddy days of Hollywood super-stardom, when it seemed the couple's high-rolling lifestyle would last for ever. It didn't. On July 24 1956, Dean and Jerry split and the two men didn't speak to one another for twenty years." - taken from back cover Notes: Originally published: New York: Doubleday, 2005; London: Macmillan, 2006. Includes index. ISBN: 9780330443531 More info
book		Documentary : a history of the non-fiction film / Erik Barnouw New York: Oxford University Press, 1974. Call No: 761 BAR Author: Barnouw, Erik, 1908 Source: US Place: New York Publisher: Oxford University Press PubDate: 1974 PhysDes: vi, 332 p. : ill. ; 24 cm Subject: DOCUMENTARY FILMS; FASCISM AND THE CINEMA; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. JAPAN; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. UK; OLYMPICS IN FILMS; ART AND THE CINEMA; ARCHIVES & INSTITUTES, FILM; NUCLEAR ISSUES IN FILMS; COMPILATION FILMS; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. US; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. USSR; VIETNAM WAR IN FILMS; CINEMA-DIRECT; CINEMA VERITE; NAZIS IN FILMS; NEWSREELS; POETRY AND THE CINEMA; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. FRANCE; PARAMOUNT STUDIOS; WORLD WAR II FILMS; SHELL FILM UNIT [AUSTRALIA]; EMPIRE MARKETING BOARD; GPO FILM UNIT; BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION; COLUMBIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM; REISZ, KAREL; RIEFENSTAHL, LENI; ROUCH, JEAN; RUTTMAN, WALTER; FLAHERTY, ROBERT; CAPRA, FRANK; GRIERSON, JOHN; IVENS, JORIS; JENNINGS, HUMPHREY; KAUFMAN, MIKHAIL; LEACOCK, RICHARD; LORENTZ, PARE; MAYSLES, ALBERT & DAVID; MURROW, EDWARD R.; LUMIERE, AUGUSTE & LOUIS; VERTOV, DZIGA; WRIGHT, BASIL; SUCKSDORFF, ARNE; MOANA (US, Robert Flaherty, 1926); CELOVEK S KINOAPPARATOM (UR, Dziga Vertov, 1929); BACK OF BEYOND, THE (AT, John Heyer, 1953); AMERICAN DREAM (US, Barbara Kopple, 1990); NANOOK OF THE NORTH (US, Robert Flaherty, 1922); NIGHT MAIL (UK, Basil Wright & Harry Watt, 1936); PLOW THAT BROKE THE PLAINS, THE (US, Pare Lorentz, 1936); SALESMAN (US, David Maysles & Albert Maysles & Charlotte Zwerin, 1969); SONG OF CEYLON, THE (UK, Basil Wright, 1934); TRIUMPH DES WILLENS (G, Leni Riefenstahl, 1935); WHY WE FIGHT SERIES (US, 1942-44) Summary: Barnouw traces the documentary from its beginning at the dawn of film history - the work of the Lumiere brothers - to the remarkable group of films that have portrayed the Vietnam war. Films are placed within their broader social perspective, and Barnouw traces filmmaking developments in a single country to global uptake. Particular emphasis is placed on the influence of governments and large corporations on the content of films. The book covers television documentary, direct cinema, cinema verite as well as film-makers dealing with exploration, animals, aspects of war, human behaviour, social problems and propaganda. Such diverse film-makers as Flaherty, Vertov, Grierson, Ivens, Lorentz, Jennings, Sucksdorff, Rouch, Leacock, and the Maysles are included. Notes: Includes index; Bibliography: p. [297]-311 ISBN: 0195018354 : $10.95 LON: 74079618; 462942 More info
book		Documentary : a history of the non-fiction film / Erik Barnouw New York: Oxford University Press, 1993. Call No: 761 BAR Author: Barnouw, Erik, 1908 Edition: 2nd rev. ed Place: New York Publisher: Oxford University Press PubDate: 1993 PhysDes: 400 p. : ill. ; 21 cm Subject: DOCUMENTARY FILMS; ARCHIVES & INSTITUTES, FILM; NUCLEAR ISSUES IN FILMS; CINEMA VERITE; COMPILATION FILMS; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. USSR; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. USA; VIETNAM WAR IN FILMS; CINEMA-DIRECT; NAZIS IN FILMS; NEWSREELS; POETRY AND THE CINEMA; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. FRANCE; FASCISM AND THE CINEMA; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. JAPAN; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. UK; OLYMPICS IN FILMS; ART AND THE CINEMA; PARAMOUNT STUDIOS; WORLD WAR II FILMS; SHELL FILM UNIT [AUSTRALIA]; EMPIRE MARKETING BOARD; GPO FILM UNIT; BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION; COLUMBIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM; REISZ, KAREL; RIEFENSTAHL, LENI; ROUCH, JEAN; RUTTMAN, WALTER; FLAHERTY, ROBERT; CAPRA, FRANK; Grierson, John; IVENS, JORIS; JENNINGS, HUMPHREY; KAUFMAN, MIKHAIL; LEACOCK, RICHARD; LORENTZ, PARE; MAYSLES, ALBERT & DAVID; MURROW, EDWARD R.; LUMIERE, AUGUSTE & LOUIS; VERTOV, DZIGA; WRIGHT, BASIL; SUCKSDORFF, ARNE; MOANA (US, Robert Flaherty, 1926); CELOVEK S KINOAPPARATOM (UR, Dziga Vertov, 1929); BACK OF BEYOND, THE (AT, John Heyer, 1953); AMERICAN DREAM (US, Barbara Kopple, 1990); NANOOK OF THE NORTH (US, Robert Flaherty, 1922); NIGHT MAIL (UK, Basil Wright & Harry Watt, 1936); PLOW THAT BROKE THE PLAINS, THE (US, Pare Lorentz, 1936); SALESMAN (US, David Maysles & Albert Maysles & Charlotte Zwerin, 1969); SONG OF CEYLON (UK, Basil Wright, 1934); TRIUMPH DES WILLENS (G, Leni Riefenstahl, 1935); WHY WE FIGHT SERIES (US, 1942-44) Summary: This is the second revised edition of Documentary: A History of the Non-fiction Film. Barnouw traces the documentary from its beginning at the dawn of film history - the work of the Lumiere brothers - to the remarkable group of films that have portrayed the Vietnam war. Films are placed within their broader social perspective, and Barnouw traces filmmaking developments in a single country to global uptake. Particular emphasis is placed on the influence of governments and large corporations on the content of films. The book covers television documentary, direct cinema, cinema verite as well as film-makers dealing with exploration, animals, aspects of war, human behaviour, social problems and propaganda. Such diverse film-makers as Flaherty, Vertov, Grierson, Ivens, Lorentz, Jennings, Sucksdorff, Rouch, Leacock, and the Maysles are included. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [361]-375) and index ISBN: 0195078985 (pbk. : acid-free paper) : $10.95 LON: 9430204 More info
Levy Collection book		Documentary : a history of the non-fiction film / written by Eric Barnouw New York: Oxford University Press, 1974. Call No: 761 BAR Author: Barnouw, Eric Source: US Place: New York Publisher: Oxford University Press PubDate: 1974 PhysDes: 332 p. ; 24 cm Subject: DOCUMENTARY FILMS; ARCHIVES & INSTITUTES, FILM; NUCLEAR ISSUES IN FILMS; CINEMA VERITE; COMPILATION FILMS; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. USSR; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. USA; VIETNAM WAR IN FILMS; CINEMA-DIRECT; NAZIS IN FILMS; NEWSREELS; POETRY AND THE CINEMA; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. FRANCE; FASCISM AND THE CINEMA; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. JAPAN; DOCUMENTARY FILMS. UK; OLYMPICS IN FILMS; ART AND THE CINEMA; PARAMOUNT STUDIOS; WORLD WAR II FILMS; SHELL FILM UNIT [AUSTRALIA]; EMPIRE MARKETING BOARD; GPO FILM UNIT; BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION; COLUMBIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM; REISZ, KAREL; RIEFENSTAHL, LENI; ROUCH, JEAN; RUTTMAN, WALTER; FLAHERTY, ROBERT; CAPRA, FRANK; Grierson, John; IVENS, JORIS; JENNINGS, HUMPHREY; KAUFMAN, MIKHAIL; LEACOCK, RICHARD; LORENTZ, PARE; MAYSLES, ALBERT & DAVID; MURROW, EDWARD R.; LUMIERE, AUGUSTE & LOUIS; VERTOV, DZIGA; WRIGHT, BASIL; SUCKSDORFF, ARNE; MOANA (US, Robert Flaherty, 1926); CELOVEK S KINOAPPARATOM (UR, Dziga Vertov, 1929); BACK OF BEYOND, THE (AT, John Heyer, 1953); AMERICAN DREAM (US, Barbara Kopple, 1990); NANOOK OF THE NORTH (US, Robert Flaherty, 1922); NIGHT MAIL (UK, Basil Wright & Harry Watt, 1936); PLOW THAT BROKE THE PLAINS, THE (US, Pare Lorentz, 1936); SALESMAN (US, David Maysles & Albert Maysles & Charlotte Zwerin, 1969); SONG OF CEYLON, THE (UK, Basil Wright, 1934); TRIUMPH DES WILLENS (G, Leni Riefenstahl, 1935); WHY WE FIGHT SERIES (US, 1942-44) Summary: Barnouw traces the documentary from its beginning at the dawn of film history - the work of the Lumiere brothers - to the remarkable group of films that have portrayed the Vietnam war. Films are placed within their broader social perspective, and Barnouw traces filmmaking developments in a single country to global uptake. Particular emphasis is placed on the influence of governments and large corporations on the content of films. The book covers television documentary, direct cinema, cinema verite as well as film-makers dealing with exploration, animals, aspects of war, human behaviour, social problems and propaganda. Such diverse film-makers as Flaherty, Vertov, Grierson, Ivens, Lorentz, Jennings, Sucksdorff, Rouch, Leacock, and the Maysles are included. ISBN: 0195018354 Donation: donated by the family of Wayne Levy, 2006 Contents: -- 1: glimpse of wonders -- 2: images at work -- 3: sound and fury -- 4: clouded lens -- sharp focus -- afterword -- source notes -- bibliography -- index -- More info
book		Easy riders, raging bulls : how the sex-drugs-and-rock-'n'-roll generation saved Hollywood / Peter Biskind New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, 1998. Call No: 71(73) BIS Author: Biskind, Peter Place: New York, NY Publisher: Simon & Schuster PubDate: 1998 PhysDes: 506 p. : ill. ; 25 cm Subject: HOLLYWOOD; USA. 1970's; COLUMBIA PICTURES; PARAMOUNT STUDIOS; TWENTIETH CENTURY-FOX; UNIVERSAL PICTURES; WARNER BROS.; ZOETROPE STUDIOS; ALTMAN, ROBERT; ASHBY, HAL; BEATTY, WARREN; BEGELMAN, DAVID; BLATTY, WILLIAM PETER; BOGDANOVICH, PETER; BRANDO, MARLON; BROWN, DAVID; BURSTYN, ELLEN; CALLEY, JOHN; CHRISTIE, JULIE; COPPOLA, ELEANOR; COPPOLA, FRANCIS FORD; DE NIRO, ROBERT; DE PALMA, BRIAN; DILLER, BARRY; EVANS, ROBERT; FONDA, PETER; FRIEDKIN, WILLIAM; GEFFEN, DAVID; HAWKS, HOWARD; HOPPER, DENNIS; IRVING, AMY; KAEL, PAULINE; KIDDER, MARGOT; LUCAS, GEORGE; LUCAS, MARCIA; MILIUS, JOHN; NEWMAN, DAVID; NICHOLSON, JACK; PENN, ARTHUR; PHILLIPS, JULIA; PLATT, POLLY; POLANSKI, ROMAN; RAFELSON, BOB; SCHNEIDER, BERT; SCHRADER, LEONARD; SCHRADER, PAUL; SCORSESE, MARTIN; SHEPHERD, CYBILL; SIMPSON, DON; SPIELBERG, STEVEN; SYLBERT, RICHARD; TANEN, NED; TOWNE, ROBERT; WEINTRAUB, SANDRA; YABLANS, FRANK; ZANUCK, RICHARD; AMERICAN GRAFFITI (US, George Lucas, 1973); EASY RIDER (US, Dennis Hopper, 1969); APOCALYPSE NOW (US, Francis Ford Coppola, 1979); BONNIE AND CLYDE (US, Arthur Penn, 1967); CHINATOWN (US, Roman Polanski, 1974); CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND (US, Steven Spielberg, 1977); EXORCIST, THE (US, William Friedkin, 1973); GODFATHER, THE (US, Francis Ford Coppola, 1972); HEAVEN'S GATE (US, Michael Cimino, 1980); JAWS (US, Steven Spielberg, 1975); LAST PICTURE SHOW, THE (US, Peter Bogdanovich, 1971); MCCABE AND MRS MILLER (US, Robert Altman, 1971); MASH (US, Robert Altman, 1969); MEAN STREETS (US, Martin Scorsese, 1973); PAPER MOON (US, Peter Bogdanovich, 1973); PERSONAL BEST (US, Robert Towne, 1982); RAGING BULL (US, Martin Scorsese, 1980); REDS (US, Warren Beatty, 1981); SHAMPOO (US, Hal Ashby, 1975); SORCERER (US, William Friedkin, 1977); STAR WARS (US, George Lucas, 1977); SUGARLAND EXPRESS, THE (US, Steven Spielberg, 1974); TAXI DRIVER (US, Martin Scorsese, 1976) Notes:* Includes bibliographical references (p. [449]-482) and index; Filmography: p. [447]-448 ISBN: 0684809966 LON: 98002919; 13698645 More info
journal article		Eddie Murphy signs with Paramount in Australasian Cinema (22/7/1983) vol.12 iss.13 p.5 PhysDes: Article Subject: MURPHY, EDDIE; PARAMOUNT STUDIOS Summary: Article on Eddie Murphy's exclusive five-film-deal with Paramount. More info
book		Fade out : the calamitous final days of MGM / Peter Bart New York: Morrow, 1990. Call No: 19MET BAR Author: Bart, Peter Edition: 1st ed Place: New York Publisher: Morrow PubDate: 1990 PhysDes: 304 p. : ill. ; 24 cm Subject: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; UNITED ARTISTS; PARAMOUNT STUDIOS; AUBREY, JAMES T.; YABLANS, FRANK; KERKORIAN, KIRK; ARMSTRONG, GILLIAN; BROOKS, RICHARD; CIMINO, MICHAEL; FIELDS, FREDDIE; GOLDBERG, LEONARD; HUTTON, TIMOTHY; LADD, ALAN, Jr.; SKASE, CHRISTOPHER; LOWE, ROB; MELNICK, DANIEL; MUDOCH, RUPERT; NICHOLSON, JACK; ROSENBERG, STUART; STEENBURGEN, MARY; WEINTRAUB, JERRY; WARGAMES (US, John Badham, 1983); RED DAWN (US, John Milius, 1984); RAIN MAN (US, Barry Levinson, 1988); MRS. SOFFEL (US, Gillian Armstrong, 1984) Notes: Includes index ISBN: 0688084605 (acid-free paper) LON: 6934383 More info
journal article		Fire sweeps through Paramount Studios in Australasian Cinema (Friday, 2/9/1983) vol.12 iss.16 p.5 PhysDes: Article Subject: PARAMOUNT STUDIOS; BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S (US, Blake Edwards, 1961); STAR TREK III: THE SEARCH FOR SPOCK (US, Leonard Nimoy, 1984); GODFATHER [...], THE (US, Francis Ford Coppola, 1972-) Summary: Report on a fire at Paramount Studios which caused numerous film sets to burn. More info
book		Framework : a history of screenwriting in the American film / Tom Stempel ; foreword by Philip Dunne New York: Continuum, 1988. Call No: 224 STE Author: Stempel, Tom, 1941 Place: New York Publisher: Continuum PubDate: 1988 PhysDes: xii, 284 p., [8] p. of plates : ports. ; 24 cm Subject: SCRIPTWRITING; GRIFFITH, DAVID WARK; INCE, THOMAS HARPER; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; TWENTIETH CENTURY-FOX; WARNER BROS.; PARAMOUNT STUDIOS; COLUMBIA PICTURES Notes: "A Frederick Ungar book."; Includes index; Bibliography: p. 239-265 ISBN: 0826404111 : $22.95 LON: 5830122 More info
book		Goldwyn : a biography / by A. Scott Berg London: Sphere Books, 1990. Call No: 81GOL BER Author: Berg, A. Scott Source: UK Place: London Publisher: Sphere Books PubDate: 1990 PhysDes: 580 p., [24] p. of plates : ill., facsim., ports. ; 20 cm. Subject: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; PARAMOUNT STUDIOS; GOLDWYN, SAMUEL Summary: A biography of Paramount and MGM studios co-founder and executive Samuel Goldwyn. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN: 074740593 Donation: Donated by Simon Wincer Contents: Part one: Exodus -- New York -- Synapsis -- Dramatis personae -- Musical chairs -- A name for himself -- The business of America -- Elba -- Leading Ladies -- Canaan -- Part two: Making whoopee -- Coming of age -- "That little something extra" -- "the Goldwyn touch" -- Best years -- The plague -- Dinosaurs -- A slow fade to black -- Acknowledgements -- Notes and sources -- Index More info
book		The gross : the hits, the flops - the summer that ate Hollywood / Peter Bart New York: St. Martin's Griffin, February 2000. Call No: 210.31(73) BAR Author: Bart, Peter Edition: First Edition Source: US Place: New York Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin PubDate: February 2000 PhysDes: 337 p. ; 24 cm Subject: BART, PETER; INDUSTRY, FILM. USA; BOX OFFICE. USA; STUDIOS, FILM. USA; PARAMOUNT STUDIOS; TWENTIETH CENTURY-FOX; SONY CORPORATION; WARNER BROS.; UNIVERSAL PICTURES; SPIELBERG, STEVEN; ARMAGEDDON (US, Michael Bay, 1998); BULWORTH (US, Warren Beatty, 1998); DEEP IMPACT (US, Mimi Leder, 1997); HORSE WHISPERER, THE (US, Robert Redford, 1998); LETHAL WEAPON 4 (US, Richard Donner, 1998); MASK OF ZORRO (US, Martin Campbell, 1998); MULAN (US, Barry Cook & Tony Bancroft, 1998); OUT OF SIGHT (US, Steven Soderbergh, 1998); SMALL SOLDIERS (US, Joe Dante, 1998); SAVING PRIVATE RYAN (US, Steven Spielberg, 1998); SIX DAYS, SEVEN NIGHTS (US, Ivan Reitman, 1998); GODZILLA (US/JA, Roland Emmerich, 1998); THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT MARY (US, Bobby Farrelly & Peter Farrelly, 1998) Notes: A behind-the-scenes tour of Hollywood during its busiest season - where big-budget blockbusters can make or break a studio, and summer sleepers sneak onto the radar.--BOOK BLURB ISBN: 0312253915 More info
book		A history of the movies / Benjamin B. Hampton London: Noel Douglas, 1932. Call No: 71(73) HAM Author: Hampton, Benjamin B. (Benjamin Bowles), 1875-1932 Place: London Publisher: Noel Douglas PubDate: 1932 PhysDes: 456 p., 125 p. of illus. 23 cm Subject: BIOGRAPH; BIRTH OF A NATION, THE (US, David Wark Griffith, 1915); CHAPLIN, CHARLES; DEMILLE, CECIL B.; FAIRBANKS, DOUGLAS; GOLDWYN, SAMUEL; GRIFFITH, DAVID WARK; HART, WILLIAM S.; HOLLYWOOD MEMORY IN FILMS; LAEMMLE, CARL; LASKY, JESSE; PARAMOUNT STUDIOS; PICKFORD, MARY; SCHENCK, JOSEPH M; SELZNICK, DAVID O.; SENNETT, MACK; ZUKOR, ADOLPH LON: 13776404 13776404 More info
book		Hollywood in Havana : US cnema and revolutionary nationalism in Cuba before 1959 / Megan Feeney Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2019. Call No: 302(73:729.1) Author: Feeney, Megan Source: US Place: Chicago Publisher: The University of Chicago Press PubDate: 2019 PhysDes: viii, 320 pages: black and white illustrations; 23 cm. Subject: HOLLYWOOD; CUBA; CHAPLIN, CHARLES; CAPRA, FRANK; DISTRIBUTION; EXHIBITION; FILM NOIR; KAZAN, ELIA; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; PARAMOUNT STUDIOS; WARNER BROS.; GREAT DICTATOR, THE (US, Charles Chaplin, 1940); VIVA ZAPATA (US, Elia Kazan, 1952); TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE, THE (US, John Huston, 1948); MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (US, Frank Capra, 1939); FACE IN THE CROWD, A (US, Elia Kazan, 1957) Summary: "From the turn of the twentieth century through the late 1950s, Havana was a locus for American movie stars, with glamorous visitors including Errol Flynn, John Wayne, and Marlon Brando. In fact, Hollywood was seemingly everywhere in pre-Castro Havana, with movie theaters three to a block in places, widely circulated silver screen fanzines, and terms like “cowboy” and “gangster” entering Cuban vernacular speech. Hollywood in Havana uses this historical backdrop as the catalyst for a startling question: Did exposure to half a century of Hollywood pave the way for the Cuban Revolution of 1959? Megan Feeney argues that the freedom fighting extolled in American World War II dramas and the rebellious values and behaviors seen in postwar film noir helped condition Cuban audiences to expect and even demand purer forms of Cuban democracy and national sovereignty. At the same time, influential Cuban intellectuals worked to translate Hollywood ethics into revolutionary rhetoric—which, ironically, led to pointed critiques and subversions of the US presence in Cuba. Hollywood in Havana not only expands our notions of how American cinema was internalized around the world—it also broadens our view of the ongoing history of US-Cuban interactions, both cultural and political." -- Back cover. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN: 9780226593692 Contents: Introduction. Looking up: Hollywood and revolutionary Cuban nationalism -- The film business that unites: early US cinema in Havana, 1897-1928 -- Teaching eyes to see: the advent of Cuban film criticism, 1928-1934 -- Our men in Havana: Hollywood and good neighborly bonds, 1934-1941 -- You are men! fight for liberty! Hollywood heroes and the pan-American bonds of World War II -- Breaking the chains: Hollywood noir in postwar Havana, 1946-1952 -- Rebel idealism: Hollywood in Havana during the Batistato, 1952-1958 -- Epilogue: the show goes on: Hollywood in Havana after 1958. More info
book		Hollywood in the information age : beyond the silver screen / Janet Wasko Cambridge, U.K.: Polity Press, 1994. Call No: 201(73) WAS Author: Wasko, Janet Place: Cambridge, U.K. Publisher: Polity Press PubDate: 1994 PhysDes: x, 308 p. ill. ; 23cm Subject: USA; TECHNOLOGY AND THE CINEMA. USA; DISTRIBUTION. USA; PRODUCTION. USA; STUDIOS, FILM. USA; PAY TV. USA; INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION. USA; CABLE TV. USA; INDUSTRY, VIDEO. USA; EXHIBITION. USA; COMPUTERS AND THE CINEMA. USA; INDUSTRY, FILM. USA; TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS. USA; PRODUCT PLACEMENT; MURDOCH, RUPERT; NEWS CORPORATION; TWENTIETH CENTURY-FOX; ORION PICTURES; PARAMOUNT STUDIOS; UNIVERSAL PICTURES; WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS; TIME WARNER Notes: Includes index; Bibliography: p. [255]-301 ISBN: 0745603181; 074560319X (pbk.) LON: 11620231 More info
journal article		The Hollywood Reporter. Hollywood 100 Years in The Hollywood Reporter (03/03/1987) vol.296 iss.10 p.S1-S140 PhysDes: Focus Issue Subject: HOLLYWOOD; INDUSTRY, FILM. USA; HISTORY OF CINEMA. 1920's; HISTORY OF CINEMA. 1930's; HISTORY OF CINEMA. 1940's; HISTORY OF CINEMA. 1950's; HISTORY OF CINEMA. 1960's; HISTORY OF CINEMA. 1970's; HISTORY OF CINEMA. 1980's; HISTORY OF CINEMA. SILENT PERIOD; HISTORY OF CINEMA. TRANSITION SILENT-SOUND; HISTORY OF CINEMA. USA; ACTORS. USA; COSTUMES; MUSIC, FILM; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; UNITED ARTISTS; PARAMOUNT STUDIOS; TWENTIETH CENTURY-FOX; COLUMBIA PICTURES Summary: A special edition of The Hollywood Reporter dedicated to Hollywood's centenary. Magazine looks at the formation of Hollywood, silent cinema, the Studio system, noted personalities, and the current industry. Articles focus on changing attitudes, costumes, actors, the coming of sound and musical scores and industry modernisation. More info
Interim book		The Hollywood story / Roy Pickard London: Viscount Books, 1986. Call No: 210.31 PIC Author: Pickard, Roy Source: UK Place: London Publisher: Viscount Books PubDate: 1986 PhysDes: 256 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 32cm. Subject: HOLLYWOOD; BLOCKBUSTERS; WARNER BROS.; UNIVERSAL PICTURES; PARAMOUNT STUDIOS; RKO; COLUMBIA PICTURES; UNITED ARTISTS; WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; TWENTIETH CENTURY-FOX; ZANUCK, DARRYL F. Summary: A book about Hollywood; through the superstars, films, scandals and stories of the great studios that made Hollywood what it is. It is the story of Hollywood in its golden years, covering the period from sound cinema in the 1920s, up to the 1980s. ISBN: 0603038077 More info
book		The Hollywood studio system / Douglas Gomery Basingstoke: Macmillan, 1986. Call No: 210.31(73) GOM Author: Gomery, Douglas Place: Basingstoke Publisher: Macmillan PubDate: 1986 PhysDes: 213 p. : ill Series: British Film Institute cinema series Subject: HOLLYWOOD; STUDIO SYSTEM; PARAMOUNT STUDIOS; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; WARNER BROS.; RKO; UNIVERSAL PICTURES; COLUMBIA PICTURES; UNITED ARTISTS; MONOGRAM; REPUBLIC PICTURES Notes: Includes index ISBN: 0333325486 (pbk); 0333325478 (cased) LON: 3893007 More info
book		The Hollywood studio system : a history London: British Film Institute, 2005. Call No: 210.31(73) GOM Author: Douglas Gomery CorpAuthor: British Film Institute Place: London Publisher: British Film Institute PubDate: 2005 PhysDes: 333 p. ; 23 cm Subject: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; WARNER BROS.; COLUMBIA PICTURES; UNITED ARTISTS; RKO; HOLLYWOOD; STUDIOS, FILM. USA; PRODUCTION COMPANIES & STUDIOS. USA; PARAMOUNT STUDIOS; UNIVERSAL PICTURES; ZUKOR, ADOLPH; WASSERMAN, LEW; HISTORY OF CINEMA Summary: Despite being one of the most influential industries in the United States, indeed the world, the internal workings of the “dream factory” that is Hollywood is little understood outside the business. The Hollywood Studio System: A History is the first book to describe and analyse the complete development, classic operation, and reinvention of the global corporate entities which produce and distribute most of the films we watch…Gomery’s history tells the story of a “tale of two systems” using primary materials from a score of archives using primary materials from a score of archives across the United States as well as a close reading of both the business and trade press of the time, together with a range of photographs never before published. [Taken from back cover.] ISBN: 1844570649 More info
book		The Hollywood studios / Roy Pickard London: F. Muller, 1978. Call No: 71(73) PIC Author: Pickard, Roy Place: London Publisher: F. Muller PubDate: 1978 PhysDes: 530 p., [25] leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 cm Subject: UNIVERSAL PICTURES; PARAMOUNT STUDIOS; UNITED ARTISTS; WARNER BROS.; WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS; COLUMBIA PICTURES; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; RKO; TWENTIETH CENTURY-FOX Notes: Includes index; Bibliography: p. [487]-491 ISBN: 0584104456 : ª14.95 LON: 1473681 More info
book		The Hollywood studios : house style in the golden age of the movies / Ethan Mordden New York: A.A. Knopf Distributed by Random House, 1988. Call No: 71(73) MOR Author: Mordden, Ethan, 1947 Edition: 1st ed Place: New York Publisher: A.A. Knopf Distributed by Random House PubDate: 1988 PhysDes: 387 p. : ill. ; 25 cm Subject: UNIVERSAL PICTURES; PARAMOUNT STUDIOS; WARNER BROS.; COLUMBIA PICTURES; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; RKO; TWENTIETH CENTURY-FOX Notes: Includes index ISBN: 0394554043 LON: 5686733 5686733 More info
journal article		Int'l marketing meeting in London for United International Pictures in Australasian Cinema (29/10/1982) vol.11 iss.19 p.23 PhysDes: Article Subject: UNITED INTERNATIONAL PICTURES; ADVERTISING FOR FILMS; DARK CRYSTAL, THE (US, Jim Henson and Frank Oz, 1982); E.T. THE EXTRA TERRESTRIAL (US, Steven Spielberg, 1982); UNIVERSAL PICTURES; PARAMOUNT STUDIOS; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; UNITED ARTISTS Summary: Article on the United International Pictures conference where they discussed films they will be distributing for Universal, Paramount, and MGM/UA in the upcoming months. More info
Interim book		Journeys of desire : European actors in Hollywood / a critical companion / Alastair Phillips and Ginette Vincendeau (eds) London: British Film Institute, 2006. Call No: 802.27(4) JOU CorpAuthor: BFI Source: UK Place: London Publisher: British Film Institute PubDate: 2006 PhysDes: 512 p. ; 25 cm Subject: ACTORS; ACTORS. FRANCE; GLOBALISATION; HISTORY OF CINEMA. SILENT PERIOD; EXTRAS; STUDIOS, FILM. USA; CHEVALIER, MAURICE; PARAMOUNT STUDIOS; JEWS AND THE CINEMA. USA; NAZIS IN FILMS; GABIN, JEAN; ACTORS. UK; HOLLYWOOD; TYPE CHARACTERS IN FILMS Summary: Journeys of Desire offers for the first time a comprehensive critical guide to European Actors in American film, bringing together 15 overview chapters and a-z entries on over 900 individuals in one accessible and scholarly volume. Since the early days of the US film industry, European actors have consistently been a major force in Hollywood. Screen idols such as Charlie Chaplin, Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Boyer, Audrey Hepburn, Maurice Chevalier, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Antonio Banderas, as well as scores of more modest players, have profoundly shaped ‘American’ cinema. They have also contributed to the propagation of European types and stereotypes such as the ‘Russian’ and Nordic queens played by Garbo and Dietrich, the French Roues popularized by Chevalier, the fiery Latinos depicted by Banderas and the British arch-villain played by Steven Berkoff, Anthony Hopkins and Tim Roth. Films such as Casablanca (1942), Gigi (1958), Green Card (1990) and Vanilla Sky (2001), among many others, would not be the same without them. Contributions from a team of 70 international experts provide ground-breaking case studies of prominent individuals and phenomena associated with the émigrés, such as the retired Russian officers who played crowds in silent films, the stereotyping of European actresses in ‘bad women’ roles, and the ultimate irony of Jewish actors playing Nazis. Individual entries chart the careers and performances of the European actors – from Victoria Abril to Mai Zetterling – who appeared in American movies. [Taken from back cover]. ISBN: 1844571246 More info
book		Just watch! : Sternberg, Paramount and America / Peter Baxter London: British Film Institute, 1993. Call No: 79BLO BAX Author: Baxter, Peter, 1946- Place: London Publisher: British Film Institute PubDate: 1993 PhysDes: x, 211 p. : ill., ports ; 24 cm Subject: VON STERNBERG, JOSEF; DIETRICH, MARLENE; BLONDE VENUS (US, Josef von Sternberg, 1932); PARAMOUNT STUDIOS Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index ISBN: 0851703879 (pbk.) LON: bnb85170387; 10340809 More info
journal article		"Lords of Discipline" for Para. Pic. Corp. in Australasian Cinema (16/7/1982) vol.11 iss.12 p.29 PhysDes: Article Subject: LORDS OF DISCIPLINE, THE (US, Franc Roddam, 1983); RODDAM, FRANC; PARAMOUNT STUDIOS Summary: Production information and brief synopsis of up-coming 'Lords of Discipline'. More info
book		The Moguls / Norman Zierold New York: Coward-McCann, 1969. Call No: 802.091.11 ZIE Author: Zierold, Norman Edition: 1969 Place: New York Publisher: Coward-McCann PubDate: 1969 PhysDes: 22 cm ; 354 pages Subject: HOLLYWOOD; SELZNICK, DAVID O.; LAEMMLE, CARL; GOLDWYN, SAMUEL; PARAMOUNT STUDIOS; WARNER BROS.; TWENTIETH CENTURY-FOX; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; MAYER, LOUIS B.; DEMILLE, CECIL B.; COHN, HARRY; SCHULBERG, BUDD AFIRC Location: Stacks More info
book		Motion Picture Empire / Gertrude Jobes Hamden, Connecticut: Archon Books, 1966. Call No: 210.31(73) JOB Author: Jobes, Gertrude Edition: 1966 Source: US Place: Hamden, Connecticut Publisher: Archon Books PubDate: 1966 PhysDes: 398 p., [28] p. of plates : ill., facism. ports. ; 24 cm. Subject: INDUSTRY, FILM. USA; WARNER BROS.; PARAMOUNT STUDIOS; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; TWENTIETH CENTURY-FOX; FINANCING; STUDIOS, FILM Notes: Includes index.; Bibliography: p. 378-381. More info
book		The movie moguls : an informal history of Hollywood tycoons / Philip French Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin, 1971. Call No: 802.091.11 FRE Author: French, Philip Source: UK Place: Harmondsworth, Middlesex Publisher: Penguin PubDate: 1971 PhysDes: 208 p., [16] p. of plates ; 18 cm Subject: HISTORY AND THE CINEMA. USA; HOLLYWOOD; INDUSTRY, FILM; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; MOTION PICTURE PRODUCERS AND DISTRIBUTORS OF AMERICA; STUDIO SYSTEM; PARAMOUNT STUDIOS; TWENTIETH CENTURY-FOX; UNIVERSAL PICTURES; UNITED ARTISTS; WARNER BROS.; COHN, HARRY; DEMILLE, CECIL B.; DISNEY, WALT; KATZ, SAM; KENNEDY JOSEPH P.; LAEMMLE, CARL; LASKY, JESSE; SCHARY, DORE; SCHULBERG, BUDD; SCHENCK, JOSEPH M; SELZNICK, DAVID O.; SHEARER, NORMA; SKOURAS, SPYROS; SINCLAIR, UPTON; THALBERG, IRVING; WANGER, WALTER; STROHEIN, ERICH VON; ZANUCK, DARRYL F.; ZANUCK, RICHARD; ZUKOR, ADOLPH Notes: includes bibliographical references and index ISBN: 297762664 Donation: donated by the family of Wayne Levy, 2006 More info
journal article		New video deal set up by Video Classics in Australasian Cinema (11/3/1983) vol.12 iss.4 p.1 PhysDes: Article Subject: VIDEO CLASSICS; DISTRIBUTION. AUSTRALIA; VIDEO, FILMS ON. AUSTRALIA; UNITED INTERNATIONAL PICTURES; PARAMOUNT STUDIOS; UNIVERSAL PICTURES; UNITED ARTISTS; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; ROCKY III (US, Sylvester Stallone, 1982); STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN (US, Nicholas Meyer, 1982); THING, THE (US, John Carpenter, 1982); SHOGUN ASSASSIN (US, Robert Huston, 1980); GREASE 2 (US, Patricia Birch, 1982); POLTERGEIST (US, Tobe Hooper, 1982); URBAN COWBOY (US, James Bridges, 1980) Summary: Article on deal struck between Video Classics and United International Pictures wherein Video Classics has exclusive rights to distributing numerous blockbusters on video in Australia through their VidAustralia outlet. More info
newspaper article		Not even the Turtles can arrest Viacom blues in The Australian (20/06/2016) p.22 Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE; VIACOM Author: Hufford, Austen PhysDes: Clippings File Article Subject: VIACOM; PARAMOUNT STUDIOS Summary: Article on the fortunes of Viacom and its relationship with production company Paramount Studios More info
journal article		Obituary: death of Albert Deane in Australasian Cinema (16/07/1982) vol.11 iss.12 p.8a Author: Joel, David PhysDes: Article Subject: OBITUARIES; PARAMOUNT STUDIOS Summary: Obituary for Albert Deane More info
book		Of mice and magic : a history of American animated cartoons / Leonard Maltin / Jerry Beck New York: New American Library, c1980. Call No: 772(73) MAL Author: Maltin, Leonard Place: New York Publisher: New American Library PubDate: c1980 PhysDes: ix, 470 p., [4] leaves of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm Subject: CARTOONS. USA; COLUMBIA PICTURES; WARNER BROS.; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; PARAMOUNT STUDIOS; UPA; WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS; DISNEY, WALT; VAN BEUREN STUDIOS; FLEISCHER, MAX; TERRY, PAUL; IWERKS, UB; LANTZ, WALTER Notes: Includes filmographies and index LON: 1721928 More info
book		Paramount pictures and the people who made them / I. G. Edmonds and Reiko Mimura San Diego, CA London: A.S. Barnes Tantivy Press, c1980. Call No: 19PAR EDM Author: Edmonds, I. G; Mimura, Reiko, joint author Edition: 1st ed Place: San Diego, CA London Publisher: A.S. Barnes Tantivy Press PubDate: c1980 PhysDes: 272 p. : ill. ; 29 cm Subject: PARAMOUNT STUDIOS; ZUKOR, ADOLPH; PICKFORD, MARY Notes: Includes indexes; Bibliography: p. [263]-264 ISBN: 0498023222 LON: 1580521 More info
book		The Paramount story / John Douglas Eames London: Octopus Books, 1985. Call No: 19PAR EAM; FOLIO Author: Eames, John Douglas, 1915 Source: UK Place: London Publisher: Octopus Books PubDate: 1985 PhysDes: 368 pages : illustrations ; 33 cm Subject: HISTORY OF CINEMA; HOLLYWOOD; INDUSTRY, FILM. USA; PRODUCTION CENTRES : HOLLYWOOD; PARAMOUNT STUDIOS; STAR SYSTEM Summary: "The endless parade of Paramount hits, ranging from the first full-length film made in Hollywood - THE SQUAW MAN in 1913 - and the first winner of an Academy Award - WINGS in 1928 - to the blockbusters of the Eighties, and the blazing galaxy of Paramount stars, from Mary Pickford to Meryl Streep, Rudolph Valentino to Eddie Murphy, are fully documented in this indispensable book. Its lavish illustrations, in themselves a collection of collector's items, are an irresistable added attraction." [Taken from book jacket] Notes: Includes indexes; Filmography: p. 323-344 ISBN: 0706420578 LON: 4496946 4496946 Contents: Preface and acknowledgements -- Introduction - the men who made Paramount --; 1916-1925: the best show in town -- 1926-1935: revolution and downfall -- 1936-1957: the mountain rises again -- 1958-1984: the big money --; The rest of 'the best shows in town' (1916-1925) -- Academy nominations and awards -- Index of films -- Index of personnel ID2: 229 More info
subject clippings file		PARAMOUNT STUDIOS Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE PhysDes: Clippings Subject: PARAMOUNT STUDIOS More info
book		Romantic comedy in Hollywood : from Lubitsch to Sturges / James Harvey New York: Knopf, 1987. Call No: 732(73) HAR Author: Harvey, James, 1929 Edition: 1st ed Source: US Place: New York Publisher: Knopf PubDate: 1987 PhysDes: xii, 716 p. : ill. ; 25 cm Subject: ACTORS; COMEDIES; DIRECTORS; HISTORY OF CINEMA. 1930's; HISTORY OF CINEMA. 1940's; HOLLYWOOD; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; ROMANTIC COMEDY; ROMANTIC FILMS. USA; PARAMOUNT STUDIOS; STAR SYSTEM; ARTHUR, JEAN; ASTAIRE, FRED; BRACKEN, EDDIE; CAGNEY, JAMES; CAPRA, FRANK; COLBERT, CLAUDETTE; COOPER, GARY; DUNNE, IRENE; GABLE, CLARK; GRANT, CARY; HARLOW, JEAN; HAWKS, HOWARD; LA CAVA, GREGORY; Lombard, Carole; LOY, MYRNA; LUBITSCH, ERNST; MCCAREY, LEO; MCCREA, JOEL; POWELL, WILLIAM; ROGERS, GINGER; Stanwyck, Barbara; STEVENS, GEORGE; STURGES, PRESTON; AWFUL TRUTH, THE (US, Leo McCarey, 1937); BRINGING UP BABY (US, Howard Hawks, 1938); FIFTH AVENUE GIRL (US, Gregory La Cava, 1939); HIS GIRL FRIDAY (US, Howard Hawks, 1940); IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT (US, Frank Capra, 1934); LADY EVE, THE (US, Preston Sturges, 1941); LOVE PARADE, THE (US, Ernst Lubitsch, 1929); NINOTCHKA (US, Ernst Lubitsch, 1939); PALM BEACH STORY, THE (US, Preston Sturgess, 1942); SHOP AROUND THE CORNER, THE (US, Ernst Lubitsch, 1940); TROUBLE IN PARADISE (US, Ernst Lubitsch, 1932); UNFAITHFULLY YOURS (US, Preston Sturges, 1948) Summary: "Reading ROMANTIC COMEDY is like going to the movies. It recreates for us movies we've come to love: movies the way they were when, in 1934, four in particular - IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT, TWENTIETH CENTURE, THE THIN MAN, and THE GAY DIVORCEE - heralded the arrival of the golden age of Hollywood romantic ("screwball") comedy. Over the next ten years, some of Hollywood's brightest directors and stars turned out some of America's most enduring and beloved films. The screwballs - slangy, irreverent, playful, skeptical, and "powerfully, glamorously in love with love" - constitute a genre of American film unique in its combination of the innocent and the worldly, of swank and slapstick. Now critic James Harvey - writing with brilliance and humor - gives us the first truly comprehensive book about these movies and the people who made them." [Taken from book jacket] Notes: Includes index ISBN: 0394503392 LON: 5273661 More info
journal article		United International Pictures Formed in Australasian Cinema (16/4/1982) vol.11 iss.6 p.1 PhysDes: Article Subject: UNITED INTERNATIONAL PICTURES; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer; UNITED ARTISTS; PARAMOUNT STUDIOS; UNIVERSAL PICTURES; DISTRIBUTION; ADVERTISING FOR FILMS; FRENCH LIEUTENANT'S WOMAN, THE (UK, Karel Reisz, 1981); RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (US, Steven Spielberg, 1981); STARSTRUCK (AT, Gillian Armstrong, 1982) Summary: Article on the formation of United International Pictures which will handle the distribution and marketing for MGM, Paramount, Universal, and U.A. throughout Australian Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu. More info

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