Koszarski, Richard

An evening's entertainment : the age of the silent feature picture, 1915-1928 by Richard Koszarski ( Book )
13 editions published between 1990 and 2006 in English and held by 1,186 libraries worldwide
An Evening's Entertainment: The Age of the Silent Feature Picture, 1915-1928.

Hollywood on the Hudson : film and television in New York from Griffith to Sarnoff by Richard Koszarski ( Book )
10 editions published between 2008 and 2010 in English and held by 803 libraries worldwide
Thomas Edison invented his motion picture system in New Jersey in the 1890s, and within a few years most American filmmakers could be found within a mile or two of the Hudson River. They planted themselves here because they needed the artistic and entrepreneurial energy that D.W. Griffith realized New York had in abundance. But as the going rate for land and labor skyrocketed and their business grew more industrialized, most of them moved out. The way most historians explain it, the role of New York in the development of American film ends here. In this book, the author rewrites an important part of the history of American cinema. During the 1920s and 1930s, film industry executives had centralized the mass production of feature pictures in a series of gigantic film factories scattered across Southern California, while maintaining New York as the economic and administrative center. But as Koszarski reveals, many writers, producers, and directors also continued to work here, especially if their independent vision was too big for the Hollywood production line. East Coast filmmakers Oscar Micheaux, Rudolph Valentino, Ben Hecht, Charles MacArthur, Paul Robeson, Gloria Swanson, Max Fleischer, and others quietly created a studio system without back lots, long term contracts or seasonal production slates. They substituted "newsreel photography" for Hollywood glamour, targeted niche audiences instead of middle American families, ignored accepted dramatic conventions, and pushed the boundaries of motion picture censorship. Rebellious and unconventional, they saw the New York studios as laboratories, not factories. and used them to pioneer the development of new technologies (from talkies to television), new genres, new talent, and ultimately, an entirely new vision of commercial cinema.

Hollywood directors, 1914-1940 ( Book )
5 editions published in 1976 in English and held by 761 libraries worldwide
Filminstruktører fortæller selv.

Hollywood directors, 1941-1976 ( Book )
3 editions published in 1977 in English and held by 691 libraries worldwide

Edison the invention of the movies ( Visual )
2 editions published in 2005 in English and held by 656 libraries worldwide
Commercial motion pictures were invented at the Edison Laboratory between 1888 and 1893. Perhaps none of the component parts were strictly new, but the ability of Edison and his staff to reorganize them for a specific purpose was an extraordinary cultural achievement. In 1894, Edison was the sole producer of motion pictures in the world. Many Edison films continue to be impressive as the company employed such accomplished early directors as John Collins and Alan Crosland.

The man you loved to hate : Erich von Stroheim and Hollywood by Richard Koszarski ( Book )
6 editions published in 1983 in English and German and held by 610 libraries worldwide

Mystery of the wax museum ( Book )
4 editions published in 1979 in English and held by 488 libraries worldwide

New York to Hollywood : the photography of Karl Struss by Barbara McCandless ( Book )
3 editions published in 1995 in English and held by 284 libraries worldwide

The Astoria Studio and its fabulous films : a picture history with 227 stills and photographs by Richard Koszarski ( Book )
4 editions published in 1983 in English and held by 145 libraries worldwide

The rivals of D.W. Griffith : alternate auteurs, 1913-1918, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, November-December 1976 by Walker Art Center ( Book )
2 editions published in 1976 in English and held by 143 libraries worldwide