{"product_id":"movies-about-the-movies-pa-9780813109381","title":"Movies about the Movies-Pa","description":"\u003cp\u003eHundreds of Hollywood-on-Hollywood movies can be found throughout the history of American cinema, from the days of silents to the present. They include films from genres as far ranging as musical, film noir, melodrama, comedy, and action-adventure. Such movies seduce us with the promise of revealing the reality behind the camera. But, as part of the very industry they supposedly critique, they cannot take us behind the scenes in any true sense. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough close analysis of fifteen critically acclaimed films, Christopher Ames reveals how the idea of Hollywood is constructed and constructs itself. Films discussed: \u003ci\u003eWhat Price Hollywood?\u003c\/i\u003e (1952), \u003ci\u003eA Star Is Born\u003c\/i\u003e (1937), \u003ci\u003eStand-In\u003c\/i\u003e (1937), \u003ci\u003eBoy Meets Girl\u003c\/i\u003e (1938), \u003ci\u003eSullivan's Travels\u003c\/i\u003e (1941), \u003ci\u003eIn a Lonely Place\u003c\/i\u003e (1950), \u003ci\u003eSunset Boulevard\u003c\/i\u003e (1950), \u003ci\u003eThe Star\u003c\/i\u003e (1950), \u003ci\u003eSingin' in the Rain\u003c\/i\u003e (1952), \u003ci\u003eThe Bad and the Beautiful\u003c\/i\u003e (1952), \u003ci\u003ePennies from Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e (1981), \u003ci\u003eThe Purple Rose of Cairo\u003c\/i\u003e (1985), \u003ci\u003eThe Player\u003c\/i\u003e (1992), \u003ci\u003eLast Action Hero\u003c\/i\u003e (1993).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher Ames\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Kentucky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/18\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.94h x 6.10w x 0.68d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813109381\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristopher Ames\u003c\/b\u003e, associate professor of English and chair of the English department at Agnes Scott College, is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Life of the Party: Festive Vision in Modern Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University Press of Kentucky","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45053427417203,"sku":"9780813109381","price":44.81,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_7aa1e43d-6917-475b-8eba-ed391b5d6e89.jpg?v=1779970844","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/movies-about-the-movies-pa-9780813109381","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}