"Keep 'em in the East": Kazan, Kubrick, and the Postwar New York Film Renaissance

The year 1955 was a watershed one for New York's film industry: Elia Kazan's On the Waterfront...
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"Keep 'em in the East": Kazan, Kubrick, and the Postwar New York Film Renaissance by Koszarski, Richard

"Keep 'em in the East": Kazan, Kubrick, and the Postwar New York Film Renaissance

BD$100.28

"Keep 'em in the East": Kazan, Kubrick, and the Postwar New York Film Renaissance

BD$100.28
Author: Richard Koszarski
Format: Paperback
Language: English

The year 1955 was a watershed one for New York's film industry: Elia Kazan's On the Waterfront took home eight Oscars, and, more quietly, Stanley Kubrick released the low-budget classic Killer's Kiss. A wave of films that changed how American movies were made soon followed, led by directors such as Sidney Lumet, William Friedkin, Francis Ford Coppola, and Martin Scorsese. Yet this resurgence could not have occurred without a deeply rooted tradition of local film production.

Richard Koszarski chronicles the compelling and often surprising origins of New York's postwar film renaissance, looking beyond such classics as Naked City, Kiss of Death, and Portrait of Jennie. He examines the social, cultural, and economic forces that shaped New York filmmaking, from city politics to union regulations, and shows how decades of low-budget independent production taught local filmmakers how to capture the city's grit, liveliness, and allure. He reveals the importance of "race films"--all-Black productions intended for segregated African American audiences--that not only helped keep the film business afloat but also nurtured a core group of writers, directors, designers, and technicians. Detailed production histories of On the Waterfront and Killer's Kiss--films that appear here in a completely new light--illustrate the distinctive characteristics of New York cinema.

Drawing on a vast array of research--including studio libraries, censorship records, union archives, and interviews with participants--"Keep 'Em in the East" rewrites a crucial chapter in the history of American cinema.



Author: Richard Koszarski
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: 07/13/2021
Pages: 544
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.75lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.10w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9780231200998

About the Author
Richard Koszarski is professor emeritus of English and Cinema Studies at Rutgers University. He was formerly a curator at the Museum of the Moving Image and is the founder and editor emeritus of Film History. His many books include Hollywood on the Hudson: Film and Television in New York from Griffith to Sarnoff (2008).

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