Starstruck: Vintage Movie Posters from Classic Hollywood

作者 Ira M. Resnick著
出版社 Perseus
出版时间 2010年2月第1版
ISBN 9780789210197
定价 555.10

内容简介

ForfourdecadesfilmhistorianIraM.Resnickhasbeenamassingasuperbcollectionof2,000vintagemoviepostersand1,500stills,whichhasneverbeforebeenpublished.Starstruck:VintageMoviePostersfromClassicHollywoodfeaturesthebestofResnick?scollection,withvividreproductionsof250postersandfortystillsfromagoldenageofHollywood,from1912to1962.Inamovingintroduction,ResnickrelateshowhisloveofvintagemoviearttranslatedintoacareerasacollectorandthefounderoftheMotionPictureArtsGallery,thefirstgallerydevotedexclusivelytotheartofthemovies.Resnick?sfirsthandaccountoffersentertaininganecdotesabouthowhemanagedtoacquiresuchstellarfilmartwork,aswellashistoricalinformationaboutthestarsandfilmsshownonthepieceshecollected.Guidingthereaderthroughthebestpostersandstillsofhiscollection,Resnickprovidesatourofcinematichistory,startinginthesilentfilmeraandcontinuinguptoBreakfastatTiffany?s(1961).Byshowcasingseveralpostersforeachperformer?suchasLillianGish,theMarxBrothers,MarilynMonroe,JohnBarrymore,andAudreyHepburn?Resnickoffersauniquemethodofchartingtheevolutionofeachmoviestar?scareer.Offeringbothachronologicalandthematicorganization,inlaterchaptersResnickdiscussessomeofHollywood?slegendarydirectorsandfilms,andcritiquesfantasticgraphicartfromlittle-knownfilms.BonusmaterialincludesalistofResnick?sfiftyfavoriteone-sheets,helpfultipsforthecollector,andaglossaryoftermsandpostersizes.Amust-havebookforeverycollectorandfilmbuff,Starstruckoffersabeautifullyillustrated,personaltourofabygoneageofthemotionpictureadvertisingindustry.AUTHOR:IraM.ResnickstartedhisimpressivecollectionwhilestudyingatNewYorkUniversityFilmSchool.Aprofessionalphotographer,hefoundedtheMotionPictureArtsGallery,thefirstgallerydevotedexclusivelytotheartofthemovies.ResnickisatrusteeoftheFilmSocietyofLincolnCenterandservedaschairmanoftheboardfrom1999to2005.ResnickisalsoatrusteeoftheInternationalCenterforPhotographyandMUSEFilmandTelevision.HeresidesinNewYorkCitywithhiswifeandtwochildren.ILLUSTRATIONS250colour40b/w*

作者简介

AuthorIraM.ResnickstartedhisimpressivecollectionwhilestudyingatNewYorkUniversityFilmSchool.Aprofessionalphotographer,hefoundedtheMotionPictureArtsGallery,thefirstgallerydevotedexclusivelytotheartofthemovies.ResnickisatrusteeoftheFilmSocietyofLincolnCenterandservedaschairmanoftheboardfrom1999to2005.ResnickisalsoatrusteeoftheInternationalCenterforPhotographyandMUSEFilmandTelevision.HeresidesinNewYorkCitywithhiswifeandtwochildren.

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