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portada Showman of the Screen: Joseph e. Levine and his Revolutions in Film Promotion (Screen Classics)
Type
Physical Book
Publisher
Author
Year
2016
Language
English
Pages
296
Format
Hardcover
ISBN13
9780813168715
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Showman of the Screen: Joseph e. Levine and his Revolutions in Film Promotion (Screen Classics)

A. T. Mckenna (Author) · Univ Pr Of Kentucky · Hardcover

Showman of the Screen: Joseph e. Levine and his Revolutions in Film Promotion (Screen Classics) - A. T. Mckenna

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Synopsis "Showman of the Screen: Joseph e. Levine and his Revolutions in Film Promotion (Screen Classics) "

Short, immaculately dressed, and shockingly foul-mouthed, Joseph E. Levine (1905--1987) was larger than life. He rose from poverty in Boston's West End to become one of postwar Hollywood's most prolific independent promoters, distributors, and producers. Alternately respected and reviled, this master of movie promotion was responsible for bringing films as varied as Godzilla: King of the Monsters! (1956), Hercules (1958), The Graduate (1967), The Lion in Winter (1968), and A Bridge Too Far (1977) to American audiences . In the first biography of this controversial pioneer, A. T. McKenna traces Levine's rise as an influential packager of popular culture. He explores the mogul's pivotal role in many significant industry innovations from the 1950s to the 1970s, examining his use of saturation release tactics and bombastic advertising campaigns. Levine was also a trailblazer in promoting European art house cinema in the 1960s. He made Federico Fellini's 81/2 (1963) a hit in America, feuded with Jean-Luc Godard over their production of Contempt (1963), and campaigned aggressively for Sophia Loren to become the first actress to win an Oscar for a foreign language performance for her role in Two Women (1960). Despite his significant accomplishments and prominent role in shaping film distribution and promotion in the post-studio era, Levine is largely overlooked today. McKenna's in-depth biography corrects misunderstandings and misinformation about this colorful figure, and offers a sober assessment of his contributions to world cinema. It also illuminates Levine's peculiar talent for movie- and self-promotion, as well as his extraordinary career in the motion picture business.

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