This pioneering study offers the first thorough exploration of the movie industry's shaping role in the development of television and its narrative forms.

This book represents the most comprehensive critical analysis of the big picture in Hollywood with respect to how those whocontrol the institution gained and have maintained ...

Cultural historian Thomas Doherty recounts the untold tale of the man who dictated "final cut" over more movies than anyone in the history of American cinema. Empowered by ...