Böcker av Richard Koszarski

Richard Koszarski chronicles the compelling and often surprising origins of New York's postwar film renaissance. He examines the social, cultural, and economic forces that shaped New York filmmaking, from city politics to union regulations.

VON /LIFE & FILMS

Traces the rise and fall of Fort Lee, New Jersey, one of the first film towns in the U.S.

During the 1920s and 1930s, film industry executives had centralized the mass production of feature pictures in a series of gigantic film factories scattered across Southern California, while maintaining New York as the economic and administrative center. This book rewrites an important part of the history of American cinema.

Focusing on the transition from the age of early short films to the era of commercially successful silent feature films, this study traces a cultural phenomenon that revolutionized American leisure time. Emphasis is placed on the growth of film publicity and the appeal of individual film stars.