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Cinema by the Bay
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The Journal of American Culture
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June 1, 2008
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Copyright informationCopyright Blackwell Publishing Ltd. Jun 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Cinema by the Bay Sheerly Avni. New York: George Lucas Books, 2006.
Cinema by the Bay is the first title from George Lucas Books, and as such it adequately represents some of the valuable contributions of previous Lucasfilm-related volumes as well as some of the drawbacks. A delightful introduction by Baltimore Sun film critic Michael Sragow highlights the legacy of innovation and independence associated with Northern California-based filmmakers, from Eadweard Muybridge's moving horse to Francis Ford Coppola's American Zoetrope. Chapters are divided between "The Studios" and "The Directors," the latter section including short vignettes on Joan Chen, Chris Columbus, Glint Eastwood, John ...
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