MICHAEL CONANT. Antitrust in the Motion Picture Industry: Economic and Legal Analysis. (Publications of the Bureau of Business and Economic Research, University of California.) Pp. xvii, 240. Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1960. $5.50

1961 ◽  
Vol 334 (1) ◽  
pp. 184-185
Author(s):  
Malcolm A. Hoffmann
Keyword(s):  
Los Angeles ◽  
Motion Picture ◽  
Research University ◽  
Motion Picture Industry ◽  
University Of California ◽  
Economic Research ◽  
Legal Analysis

Introduction

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven Cohan
Keyword(s):  
Los Angeles ◽  
Motion Picture ◽  
Motion Picture Industry ◽  
Theoretical Argument ◽  
Historical Overview ◽  
Silent Era

The introduction provides the theoretical argument of the book. It explains why the backstudio picture is not a cycle but a genre in its own right, and how the genre depicts Hollywood as a geographic place in Los Angeles, as an industry, and as a symbol. It goes on to show how the backstudio picture has historically served to brand the motion picture industry as “Hollywood,” working in much the same way as consumer brands do today. Additionally, the introduction provides a historical overview of the genre, focusing on its four major cycles of production, from the silent era to the present day. Finally, it briefly describes the content of the seven chapters.

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