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Cecil B. DeMille: The Art of the Hollywood Epic
Mark Vieira
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Description for Cecil B. DeMille: The Art of the Hollywood Epic
Hardback. "Images and artifacts from the Cecil B. De Mille Archives." Num Pages: 416 pages, Color photos throughout, B&W photos throughout. BIC Classification: APFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 264 x 311 x 42. Weight in Grams: 3014.
Colossal. Stupendous. Epic. These adjectives, used by movie companies to hawk their wares, became clichés long ago. When used to describe the films of one director, they are accurate. More than any filmmaker in the history of the medium, Cecil B. DeMille mastered the art of the spectacle. In the process, he became a filmland founder. One hundred years ago, he made the first feature film ever shot in Hollywood and went on to become the most commercially successful producer-director in history. DeMille told his cinematic tales with painterly, extravagant images. The parting of the Red Sea in The ... Read more
Colossal. Stupendous. Epic. These adjectives, used by movie companies to hawk their wares, became clichés long ago. When used to describe the films of one director, they are accurate. More than any filmmaker in the history of the medium, Cecil B. DeMille mastered the art of the spectacle. In the process, he became a filmland founder. One hundred years ago, he made the first feature film ever shot in Hollywood and went on to become the most commercially successful producer-director in history. DeMille told his cinematic tales with painterly, extravagant images. The parting of the Red Sea in The ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Running Press,U.S.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
3014 g
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780762454907
SKU
V9780762454907
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About Mark Vieira
Cecilia de Mille Presley, vice-chairman for the National Film Preservation Foundation, has been a leading activist for the preservation of our cinematic history for many years. She produces documentaries, is a long-time benefactor to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and currently serves on the boards of the American Film Institute, the Chapman University School of Film and ... Read more
Reviews for Cecil B. DeMille: The Art of the Hollywood Epic
"An opulently beautiful photographic history of the director."
VanityFair.com "This book, by Cecilia deMille Presley and Mark Vieira, is everything DeMille's movies were
stupendous, lavish, colorful, too much and not enough. It is packed with fabulous photos
of the great DeMille stars, mammoth sets, costume sketches. And chock full of anecdotes about the man himself."
Liz Smith, NewYorkSocialDiary.com ... Read more
VanityFair.com "This book, by Cecilia deMille Presley and Mark Vieira, is everything DeMille's movies were
stupendous, lavish, colorful, too much and not enough. It is packed with fabulous photos
of the great DeMille stars, mammoth sets, costume sketches. And chock full of anecdotes about the man himself."
Liz Smith, NewYorkSocialDiary.com ... Read more