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The Stardom Film

Karen McNally
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Author : Karen McNally
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 79 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2020-12-08
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780231851145

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The Stardom Film by Karen McNally Pdf

Since the earliest days of the movie industry, Hollywood has mythologized itself through stories of stardom. A female protagonist escapes the confines of rural America in search of freedom in a western dream factory; an ambitious, conceited movie idol falls from grace and discovers what it means to embody true stardom; or a fading star confronts Hollywood’s obsession with youth by embarking on a determined mission to reclaim her lost fame. In its various forms, the stardom film is crucial to understanding how Hollywood has shaped its own identity, as well as its claim on America’s collective imagination. In the first book to focus exclusively on these modern fairy tales, Karen McNally traces the history of this genre from silent cinema to contemporary film and television to show its significance to both Hollywood and broader American culture. Drawing on extensive archival research, she provides close readings of a wide range of films, from Souls for Sale (1923) to A Star is Born (1937 and 1954) and Judy (2019), moving between fictional narratives, biopics, and those that occupy a space in between. McNally considers the genre’s core set of tropes, its construction of stardom around idealized white femininity, and its reflections on the blurred boundaries between myth, image, and reality. The Stardom Film offers an original understanding of one of Hollywood’s most enduring genres and why the allure of fame continues to fascinate us.

Stardom in Cinema, Television and the Web

Vanni Codeluppi
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Author : Vanni Codeluppi
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2021-03-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781527566842

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Stardom in Cinema, Television and the Web by Vanni Codeluppi Pdf

In the last 50 years, the social importance of stars has steadily grown, to the point that stars have now become key role models who strongly influence people’s behaviours. This book considers the connections between the three main media (cinema, television and the web) and each of the three phases into which the history of stardom can be divided. The first phase can largely be credited with the creation and codification of contemporary stardom, while the second is linked to the spread of television, which weakened the Hollywood stardom model and gradually transformed the figure of the star, making it more intimate and familiar. In the last of these phases, we have many ‘outsiders’ (personalities from a variety of professional domains and experiences) who are able to achieve considerable social visibility thanks to their skilful use of the web.

Cult Film Stardom

K. Egan,S. Thomas
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Author : K. Egan,S. Thomas
Publisher : Springer
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2012-11-06
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781137291776

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Cult Film Stardom by K. Egan,S. Thomas Pdf

The term 'cult film star' has been employed in popular journalistic writing for the last 25 years, but what makes cult stars distinct from other film stars has rarely been addressed. This collection explores the processes through which film stars/actors become associated with the cult label, from Bill Murray to Ruth Gordon and Ingrid Pitt.

Transnational Stardom

R. Meeuf,R. Raphael
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Author : R. Meeuf,R. Raphael
Publisher : Springer
Page : 411 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2013-02-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781137268280

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Transnational Stardom by R. Meeuf,R. Raphael Pdf

Combining a diverse range of case studies with discussion between leading scholars in star studies and transnational cinema, this book analyzes stars as sites of cross-cultural contestation and the essays in this collection explore how the plasticity of stars helps disparate peoples manage the shifting ideologies of a transnational world.

Stars and Stardom in French Cinema

Ginette Vincendeau
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Author : Ginette Vincendeau
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2000-11-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781441130266

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Stars and Stardom in French Cinema by Ginette Vincendeau Pdf

French cinema is second only to Hollywood in the number of its movie stars who have emerged to achieve international fame. France is, in fact, arguably the only country other than the United States to have an international "star system." Yet these glamorous and charismatic stars differ from their U.S. counterparts in that they maintain more freedom to control their own images and often straddle both mainstream and auteur cinema.Ginette Vincendeau, a leading authority on French cinema, analyzes the phenomenon of French film stardom and provides brilliant in-depth studies of the major popular stars of the French cinema: Max Linder, Jean Gabin, Brigitte Bardot, Jeanne Moreau, Louis de FunFs, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Alain Delon, Catherine Deneuve, GTrard Depardieu, and Juliette Binoche. This volume analyzes these stars' images and performance styles in the context of the French film industry, but also in relation to national culture and society. In the country where Brigitte Bardot and Catherine Deneuve have modeled for Marianne (the effigy of the Republic) and left-wing politicians have held up Jean Gabin as a role model, Vincendeau examines the unusual relationship between French film stars and national identity.Ginette Vincendeau is professor of film studies at the University of Warwick. She is the author and editor of a number of books on cinema.

Film Stardom, Myth and Classicism

M. Williams
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Author : M. Williams
Publisher : Springer
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2012-11-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781137291493

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Film Stardom, Myth and Classicism by M. Williams Pdf

Since the golden era of silent movies, stars have been described as screen gods, goddesses and idols. This is the story of how Olympus moved to Hollywood to divinise stars as Apollos and Venuses for the modern age, and defined a model of stardom that is still with us today.

Fame Amid the Ruins

Stephen Gundle
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Author : Stephen Gundle
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2019-11-04
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781789200027

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Fame Amid the Ruins by Stephen Gundle Pdf

Italian cinema gave rise to a number of the best-known films of the postwar years, from Rome Open City to Bicycle Thieves. Although some neorealist film-makers would have preferred to abolish stars altogether, the public adored them and producers needed their help in relaunching the national film industry. This book explores the many conflicts that arose in Italy between 1945 and 1953 over stars and stardom, offering intimate studies of the careers of both well-known and less familiar figures, shedding new light on the close relationship forged between cinema and society during a time of political transition and shifting national identities.

Film Stardom in South East Asia

Jonathan Driskell
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Author : Jonathan Driskell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2024-02-29
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 147444220X

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Film Stardom in South East Asia by Jonathan Driskell Pdf

Analyses the cinematic and social significance of the star phenomenon in Southeast Asia.

Film and Television Stardom

Kylo-Patrick R. Hart
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Author : Kylo-Patrick R. Hart
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2009-01-14
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781443803755

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Film and Television Stardom by Kylo-Patrick R. Hart Pdf

Film and Television Stardom examines film and television stars as a collectively complex, intriguing social phenomenon from the early twentieth century to the present day. Its range of topics includes (but is certainly not limited to) the emergence and historical development of the star system, silent-film stardom, stardom and media spectatorship, stardom and consumption, stardom and the paparazzi, reality-television “stars,” stars in the news, and studies of individual stars. In addition to providing numerous new insights and approaches to exploring the phenomenon of film stardom (past and present), its various chapters significantly expand the comparatively nascent body of academic writing that has been devoted to investigating the historical and theoretical aspects of television stardom by focusing on both traditional television programming genres and the more recent phenomenon of reality-television programming. The numerous stars addressed in this book (including Roseanne Barr, Gertrude Berg, Ingrid Bergman, Cher, Sacha Baron Cohen, Bette Davis, Jodie Foster, Jerry Lewis, Carmen Miranda, Anita Page, Jessica Simpson, and James Stewart) are analyzed in relation to noteworthy performances in a variety of well-known films (including The Accused, The Broadway Melody, Cinderfella, Citizen Kane, Dark Victory, The Man from Laramie, Persona, and Singin’ in the Rain) and television programs (including Da Ali G Show, The Apprentice, The Goldbergs, Roseanne, and Survivor).

Hollywood Stardom

Paul McDonald
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Author : Paul McDonald
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2012-11-26
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781118321669

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Hollywood Stardom by Paul McDonald Pdf

By integrating star studies and film industry studies, Hollywood Stardom reveals the inextricable bonds between culture and commerce in contemporary notions of film stardom. Integrates the traditions of star studies and industry studies to establish an original and innovative mode of analysis whereby the ‘star image’ is replaced with the ‘star brand’ Offers the first extensive analysis of stardom in the ‘post-studio’ era Combines genre, narrative, acting, and discourse analysis with aspects of marketing theory and the economic analysis of the film market Draws on an extensive body of research data not previously deployed in film scholarship A wide range of star examples are explored including George Clooney, Mel Gibson, Tom Cruise, Daniel Day-Lewis, Tom Hanks, Will Smith, and Julia Roberts

Gods Like Us

Ty Burr
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Author : Ty Burr
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 449 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2013-06-04
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780307390844

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Gods Like Us by Ty Burr Pdf

With 8 Pages of Black-and-White Photographs In this captivating history of stardom, Boston Globe film critic Ty Burr traces our obsession with fame from the dawn of cinema through the age of the Internet. Why do we obsess over the individuals we come to call stars? How has both the image of stardom and our stars' images changed over the past hundred years? What does celebrity mean if people can now become famous simply for being famous? With brilliant insight and entertaining examples, Burr reveals the blessings and the curses of celebrity for the star and the stargazer alike. From Mary Pickford and Charlie Chaplin, to Archie Leach (a.k.a. Cary Grant), Tom Cruise, and Julia Roberts, to such no-cal stars of today as the Kardashians and the new online celebrity, Gods Like Us is a journey through the fame game at its flashiest, most indulgent, occasionally most tragic, and ultimately it's most culturally revealing.

Revisiting Star Studies

Sabrina Qiong Yu
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Author : Sabrina Qiong Yu
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2017-04-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781474404327

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Revisiting Star Studies by Sabrina Qiong Yu Pdf

Challenges traditional Hollywood-derived models of star studiesIs classical Hollywood stardom the last word on film stars? How do film stars function in non-Hollywood contexts, such as Bollywood, East Asia and Latin America, and what new developments has screen stardom undergone in recent years, both in Hollywood and elsewhere? Gathering together the most important new research on star studies, with case studies of stars from many different cultures, this diverse and dynamic collection looks at film stardom from new angles, challenging the received wisdom on the subject and raising important questions about image, performance, bodies, voices and fans in cultures across the globe. From Hollywood to Bollywood, from China to Italy, and from Poland to Mexico, this collection revisits the definitions and origins of star studies, and points the way forward to new ways of approaching the field.Key featuresFeatures cutting-edge research on stardom and fandom from a range of different cultures, contributed by a diverse and international range of scholarsGenerates new critical models that address non-Hollywood forms of stardom, as well as under-researched areas of stardom in Hollywood itselfRevisits the definitions of stars and star studies that are previously defined by the study of Hollywood stardom, then points the way forward to new ways of approaching the fieldLooks at stars/stardom within a new local/translocal model, to overcome the Hollywood-centrism inherent to the existing national/transnational modelBrings into light various types of previously unacknowledged star textsEmploys a dynamic inter-disciplinary approachContributorsGuy Austin, Newcastle UniversityLinda Berkvens, University of Sussex Pam Cook, University of Southampton Elisabetta Girelli, University of St Andrews Sarah Harman, Brunel UniversityStella Hockenhull, University of WolverhamptonLeon Hunt, Brunel University Kiranmayi Indraganti, Srishti Institute of Art, Design and TechnologyJaap Kooijman, University of AmsterdamMichael Lawrence, University of SussexAnna Malinowska, University of SilesiaLisa Purse, University of ReadingClarissa Smith, University of SunderlandNiamh Thornton, University of Liverpool Yiman Wang, University of California-Santa CruzSabrina Qiong Yu, Newcastle UniversityYingjin Zhang, University of California-San Diego

Fashioning Spanish Cinema

Jorge Pérez
Fashioning Spanish Cinema Book PDF

Author : Jorge Pérez
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2021-07-26
Category : Design
ISBN : 9781487509118

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Fashioning Spanish Cinema by Jorge Pérez Pdf

Fashioning Spanish Cinema provides a critical examination of the intersections between fashion, costume design, and Spanish cinema.

Peter Lorre: Face Maker

Sarah Thomas
Peter Lorre Face Maker Book PDF

Author : Sarah Thomas
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2012-02-28
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780857454423

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Peter Lorre: Face Maker by Sarah Thomas Pdf

Peter Lorre described himself as merely a 'face maker'. His own negative attitude also characterizes traditional perspectives which position Lorre as a tragic figure within film history: the promising European artist reduced to a Hollywood gimmick, unable to escape the murderous image of his role in Fritz Lang's M. This book shows that the life of Peter Lorre cannot be reduced to a series of simplistic oppositions. It reveals that, despite the limitations of his macabre star image, Lorre's screen performances were highly ambitious, and the terms of his employment were rarely restrictive. Lorre's career was a complex negotiation between transnational identity, Hollywood filmmaking practices, the ownership of star images and the mechanics of screen performance.

Sessue Hayakawa

Daisuke Miyao
Sessue Hayakawa Book PDF

Author : Daisuke Miyao
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2007-03-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0822339692

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Sessue Hayakawa by Daisuke Miyao Pdf

DIVCritical biography of Sessue Hayakawa, a Japanese actor who became a popular silent film star in the U.S., that looks at how Hollywood treated issues of race and nationality in the early twentieth century./div