Hollywood independent how the Mirisch Company changed cinema / Paul Kerr.

Author/creator Kerr, Paul
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2023.
Descriptionix, 321 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Contents Prequel : What did you do in the war, daddy? The Mirisch brothers before entering production -- Prequel : The first time : The Mirisches at Monogram, Allied Artists and Moulin Productions -- How to succeed in business without really trying : Towards a corporate history of the Mirisch companies -- The organization : Corporate culture and the Mirisch company as 'author' -- "This book is all that I need" : Adaptation as aesthetic and business strategy at The Mirisch Company -- Same time next year or the return of the seven : The Mirisch Company's sequels and series for cinema and television -- 'You can't kill a squadron' : The Mirisch Second World War film cycle -- The border jumpers : 'Lend lease in reverse' - The Mirisch Company and transnational cinema -- The children's hour - Why the Mirisch brothers never worked with the movie brats -- Midway : Between blockbusters and television - The Mirisch Company after United Artists -- Conclusion - Cast a giant shadow
Abstract "Explains how a new kind of independent production company, The Mirisch Company, remade Hollywood in the decade between the end of the studio system in the mid-50s and the emergence of the so-called "Movie Brats" (Spielberg, Scorsese, Coppola and Lucas) some 15 years later"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages [283]-298), filmography, and index.
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LCCN 2022043121
ISBN9781501336751 (hardback)
ISBN9798765103746 (paperback)
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