Modern Hollywood is dominated by a handful of studios: Columbia; Disney; Fox; Paramount; Universal; and Warner Bros. Threatened by independents in the 1970s; they returned to power in the 1980s; ruled unquestioned in the 1990s; and in the new millennium are again beseiged. But in the heyday of this new classical era; the major studios movies mdash; their stories and styles mdash; were astonishingly precise biographies of the studios that made them. Movies became product placements for their studios; advertising them to the industry; to their employees; and to the public at large. If we want to know how studios workmdash;how studios thinkmdash;we need to watch their films closely. How closely? Maniacally so. In a wide range of examples; The Studios after the Studios explores the gaps between story and backstory in order to excavate the hidden history of Hollywoods second great studio era.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. great insights about Metallica and the struggle within.By William IrwinIf you need to know everything there is to know about Metallica; then you need to read this book. Irsquo;ve published a book on Metallica myself; Metallica and Philosophy: A Crash Course in Brain Surgery; and so I thought I knew it all about Metallica in general and the Black Album in particular. I was wrong. Masciotrarsquo;s book includes new interviews with all the band members and Bob Rock. A couple of examples of what I learned: ldquo;Fade to Blackrdquo; shares sonic similarities with ldquo;Free Birdrdquo;; Hetfield was listening to Lennon and Dylan while writing the lyrics for the Black Album; ldquo;Wicked Gamerdquo; was an influence on ldquo;Nothing Else Matters.rdquo; There is much more. Masciotra does a terrific job of highlighting lots of the great lyrics on the Black Album that too often are overlooked by older fans who were bothered by the commercial sound of some of the songs. You wonrsquo;t agree with all of Masciotrarsquo;s viewsmdash;I disagree that ldquo;Donrsquo;t Tread on Merdquo; is a weak linkmdash;but you will be moved to think more deeply about Metallica and the struggle within.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A critical approach to The Black AlbumBy zman1975Well written and researched book covering the cultural and musical impact of one of not only the biggest albums in the history of metal but music itself. The author had unfiltered access to the musicians and producer. I wish this series would cover more metal lps; because the quality of writing is top notch.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. but unfortunately suffers badly from the relatively close release of the best books on Metallica Ive readBy WhofanA decent and brisk run through the recording of the album; but unfortunately suffers badly from the relatively close release of the best books on Metallica Ive read; Into the black and Birth.school.Metallica.death which spend some time on the black album.Nonetheless; the 33 1/3 book contains some interesting material from extensive interviews of the various band members; and I found it informative.
