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Ladataan... Gods Like Us: On Movie Stardom and Modern FameTekijä: Ty Burr
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Kirjaudu LibraryThingiin nähdäksesi, pidätkö tästä kirjasta vai et. Ei tämänhetkisiä Keskustelu-viestiketjuja tästä kirjasta. Burr's book begins as a fascinating history of the early years of film, spending a lot of time on the silents and the first big Hollywood stars. As we transition into the "talkies", the stars are emulated by adoring masses. Slowly Burr takes us through "stardom" and into contemporary "celebrity" discussing what the differences are. Although I will be shelving it with the movie books in my library, Gods Like Us is a much broader look at society and the meaning of celebrity than its title might suggest. An intriguing and thought-provoking study, well-written and very readable. Highly recommended! ( ) I'm not sure Ty Butr is breaking new ground here, but his book about the history of celebrity is a very good, easy read. He writes in the style of his columns and reviews for the Boston Globe. It was very easy to pick this up and put it down again over the course of two months, and I enjoyed it every time. näyttää 2/2 ei arvosteluja | lisää arvostelu
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"How--and why--do we focus on those individuals we come to call stars? How does stardom both reflect and mask the person behind it? How have the image of stardom and our stars' images changed over the past hundred years? What does celebrity mean if people can become famous simply for being famous? Ty Burr answers these questions in this lively, wonderfully anecdotal history of stardom--both its blessings and its curses, for the star and the stargazer alike. From Florence Lawrence, Mary Pickford, and Charlie Chaplin, to Archie Leach (a.k.a. Cary Grant), Ruby Stevens (a.k.a. Barbara Stanwyck), and Marion Morrison (a.k.a. John Wayne), to Jim Belushi, Tom Cruise, and Julia Roberts, to such no-cal stars of today as the Kardashians and the new online celebrity (i.e., you and me), Burr takes us on a brilliantly insightful and entertaining journey through the modern fame game at its flashiest, its most indulgent, occasionally its most tragic and, ultimately, its most culturally revealing"-- Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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