The MGM Effect: How a Hollywood Studio Changed the World
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- Author：Steven Bingen
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Elisa
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Arguably the best studio， MGM made Hollywood the factory of dreams that it became。 Bingen takes a close look at the company and shines a light on the people pulling the strings。 This is not the history of the movies that they made。 It is not about the creative side， but the business part of the equation。 The author has done in-depth research and there are dates， photographs and documents that you won’t find anywhere else。 From the founding of the company to MGM today， the history of the lions th Arguably the best studio， MGM made Hollywood the factory of dreams that it became。 Bingen takes a close look at the company and shines a light on the people pulling the strings。 This is not the history of the movies that they made。 It is not about the creative side， but the business part of the equation。 The author has done in-depth research and there are dates， photographs and documents that you won’t find anywhere else。 From the founding of the company to MGM today， the history of the lions that were featured on the logo， the buildings， stages and backlots， the side businesses， everything is here。 Readers looking for the history of the films won’t find much， this is for people looking to learn about the machinations of the business team。 They were， after all， the ones who made the decisions that built an empire。 I studied the history of film for years in college， so I had a base and was never confused by the amount of data presented here。 Someone looking for a casual dive into movies could possibly be overwhelmed by the details。 I was also surprised by the amount of text devoted to rehabilitating Louis B Mayer in the “me too” era （having read a lot of books about classic Hollywood， I never found anything to make me believe that he was a monster， so all that chapter just reinforced what I knew from before）。 Other than that， I enjoyed it all。 I chose to read this book and all opinions in this review are my own and completely unbiased。 Thank you， #NetGalley/#Rowman & Littlefield， Lyons Press！ 。。。more
Martin Maenza
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The MGM Effect: How a Hollywood Studio Changed the World comes out this week on August 15。 Rowman and Littlefield provided an early galley for review。Personally， I grew up in the era of few television channels so weekends were often the time for classic movies。 MGM films were a big part of those presentations。 I also have a fascination with the classic Hollywood studio system， so this title was an instant interest for me。 The story of the studio and the movie business， however， is only a part of The MGM Effect: How a Hollywood Studio Changed the World comes out this week on August 15。 Rowman and Littlefield provided an early galley for review。Personally， I grew up in the era of few television channels so weekends were often the time for classic movies。 MGM films were a big part of those presentations。 I also have a fascination with the classic Hollywood studio system， so this title was an instant interest for me。 The story of the studio and the movie business， however， is only a part of this book （the first quarter or so）。 There is so much more to the MGM story。 If you ever wanted to know about MGM's forays into casinos， amusement parks， radio and TV， records， interactive video games and more， it is discussed within these pages。I also was intrigued by the in-depth look into Louis D。 Mayer and the study of his actions through the biographies and writings of others。 This was a time when lives were not recorded in intense detail， so building the facts from so many sources is to be admired。 This takes careful and thorough research。Steven Bingen has a wealth of experience in this area - being an author， archivist， lecturer and Hollywood insider。 The man knows his stuff， and he shares that knowledge in his latest book。 His style is relaxed， conversational。 This reads very much like having a deep conversation with a friend over beers。 He keeps the narrative entertaining and avoids being scholarly dry。 I appreciate that。 。。。more
C。G。 Twiles
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