Catalog - The City Library

Format:

DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials

Title:

American cinema [videorecording] / the New York Center for Visual History in co-production with KCET and the BBC ; Executive producer, Lawrence Pikethly ; directors and producers vary ; hosted by John Lithgow.

Publisher, Date:

[Beverly Hills, CA] : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment ; Chatsworth, CA : Dist. by Image Entertainment, 2000.

Description:

2 videodiscs (542 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in.

Summary:

An epic analysis of the American motion picture industry that combines rare archival film, key scenes from immortal movies, interviews with leading filmmakers and commentary from noted film scholars and critics.

Target Audience Note:

Not rated.

Subjects:

Motion pictures -- United States -- History.

Motion picture industry -- United States -- History.

Motion pictures -- Social aspects.

Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States.

Documentary television programs.

Nonfiction television programs.

Other Author:

Lithgow, John, 1945-

Pikethly, Lawrence.

New York Center for Visual History.

KCET (Television station : Los Angeles, Calif.)

British Broadcasting Corporation.

Annenberg/CPB Project.

National Endowment for the Arts.

National Endowment for the Humanities.

Other Title:

Hollywood style.

Star.

Romantic comedy.

Film noir.

Western.

Combat film.

Studio system.

Film in the television age.

Film school generation.

Edge of Hollywood.

Notes:

Major funding by The Annenberg/CPB Project, The National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Originally released as a television production in 1995.

For specific features see interactive menu.

Directors and producers vary.

Host: John Lithgow.

DVD, double-sided. Dolby digital mono.

Contents:

side 1. The Hollywood style ; The star ; Romantic comedy -- side 2. Film noir ; The western ; The combat film -- side 3. The studio system ; Film in the television age -- side 4. The film school generation ; The edge of Hollywood.

Publisher Number:

ID9163CUDVD

Other Number:

48652424

System Availability:

1

Current Holds:

0

# Local items:

1

Control Number:

346054

# Local items in:

1

# System items in:

1

Call Number:

DVD 791.430973 American

Medium:

[videorecording]