Hollywood by Hollywood: The Backstudio Picture and the Mystique of Making Movies

By Steven Cohan

The backstudio picture, or the movie about movie-making, harks back to the silent era and extends to the present day. Covering the hundred-year timespan of feature length film production, this original study of a longstanding yet unrecognized genre offers an illuminating perspective for considering anew the history of American movies.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190865776
• ISBN13: 9780190865771
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.0" x 9.9"