2000s Illustrated Book, Jeanine Basinger's the Star Machine

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Title: The Star Machine.
Author: Jeanine Basinger.
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf.
Origin: New York.
Publication date: 2007.
Edition: First edition.

… Read more Title: The Star Machine.
Author: Jeanine Basinger.
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf.
Origin: New York.
Publication date: 2007.
Edition: First edition.

Description: 586 p. sm. 4to. Publisher's hardcover, gilt title stamped on spine over off-white paper, illustrated with 221 photographs, matte black/white photo illustrated dust jacket.

Measures; 1.5 W x 6.75 D x 9.5 H inches.

About the author and work: With revelatory insights and delightful asides, Jeanine Basinger (JB) shows us how the studio “star machine” worked when it worked, how it failed when it didn't, and how irrelevant it could sometimes be. She gives us case studies focusing on big stars groomed into the system: the “awesomely beautiful” (and disillusioned) Tyrone Power; the seductive, disobedient Lana Turner; and a dazzling cast of others. She anatomizes their careers, showing how their fame happened, and what happened to them as a result. Deeply engrossing, full of energy, wit, and wisdom, The Star Machine is destined to become a classic of the film canon.

JB holds a BS and MS from South Dakota State University. She is a film historian, professor of Film Studies at Wesleyan University and curator and founder of The Cinema Archives at Wesleyan University. In addition, she is a trustee emeritus of the American Film Institute, a member of the Steering Committee of the National Center for Film and Video Preservation, and one of the Board of Advisors for the Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers.

JB has appeared in several movie-related documentaries and completed audio commentaries on about a dozen classic films. See less