Screening Out the Past: The Birth of Mass Culture and the Motion Picture Industry

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Summary: historical account of the motion picture industry
Review: good, but too detailed. lost in the minute details at times and loose focus on the "big picture."

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Summary: film history
Review: The book is great for understanding why film became popular. It incorporates the history of film with the general history of America, specifically during the turn of the century. The one problem that I had with the book was how repetetive it was. All in all I felt like I learned a lot.

Rating:
Summary: film history
Review: The book is great for understanding why film became popular. It incorporates the history of film with the general history of America, specifically during the turn of the century. The one problem that I had with the book was how repetetive it was. All in all I felt like I learned a lot.