The Electronic Era
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| Drive-In Theater |
| A site devoted to drive-in theaters, with essays, links, and locations of your nearest drive-in theater.
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http://www.driveintheater.com/index.htm
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| Teen Movies, A Case Study |
| An essay by Robin Julian on the origins and industry dynamics of the “teen flick.”
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http://hsc.csu.edu.au/pta/scansw/teen.html
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| Beyond the Beach |
| An article by Gary Morris on the American International Pictures’ “beach films,” and the general phenomenon of teen flicks in the Fifties.
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http://www.brightlightsfilm.com/21/21_beach.html
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| American Widescreen Museum |
| A site devoted to the history of widescreen formats, color film, and other technical aspects of cinema.
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http://www.widescreenmuseum.com/
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| Hollywood Ten |
| A comprehensive overview of the HUAC trials, with information about all the major developments and organizations and biographies of all people involved.
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http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAhollywood10.htm
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| A Different Look at the 1947 HUAC Hearings |
| An essay by Michael Mills providing an alternate analysis of the historical significance of the HUAC hearings and the anti-Communist sentiment.
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http://www.moderntimes.com/palace/blacklist.htm
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| Postage Paid |
| A defense of Elia Kazan’s actions at HUAC, by Michael Mills.
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http://www.moderntimes.com/palace/kazan/index.html
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| The Hollywood Ten |
| Detailed biographies of each member of the Hollywood Ten, with links to related sites.
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http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/blacklist.html
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| Viewing Race |
| An on-line journal devoted to issues of race and representation in film.
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http://www.viewingrace.org/index.php
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| Independent Black Filmmakers Take on Hollywood: The Distribution of Black Films |
| An essay by Lynne D. Johnson on the challenges facing Black filmmakers.
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http://www.brightlightsfilm.com/36/distribution1.html
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| An essay on Native American’s in Film |
| An article detailing the history of Native American depictions in film, and the issues facing contemporary Native American filmmakers.
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http://www.nativepeoples.com/np_features/np_articles/1997_fall_article/coyote_hollywood_c...
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| In Search of Asian American Cinema |
| An essay by Peter Feng on the contemporary Asian American Filmmaking community
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http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/InSearchofAsian.html
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| Cine ’98 – A Step Toward Cine Revolucion |
| An essay by Omar Gonzalez on contemporary Latino filmmaking, with director interviews, images, and related links.
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http://www.inmotionmagazine.com/omarg.html
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| Women on the Verge |
| An essay by Diane Anderson-Minshall on contemporary female filmmakers, with related links.
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http://www.alicemagazine.com/features/2000_05/women_verge.html
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| Roger Corman |
| A biography of the director and producer, with a discussion of his filmmaking opus and his influence on other directors.
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http://dir.salon.com/people/bc/2000/06/13/corman/index.html
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| The Greatest Films |
| http://www.filmsite.org/70sintro.html
Two related sites on the important films of the 1960s and ‘70s, covering the years of the New Hollywood breakthrough.
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http://www.filmsite.org/60sintro.html
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| Jaws, the Monster That Ate Hollywood |
| An essay by Alex Burns on the industry changes determined and reflected in the success of Jaws.
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http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/hollywood/business/jaws.html
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| Auteur Wars: How the Godfather Script Battle Changed New Hollywood |
| An essay by Alex Burns that outlines the history of the Godfather script, and how its evolution reflects larger industry changes in the New Hollywood.
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http://www.disinfo.com/pages/article/id1758/pg1/
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| What’s Wrong With This Picture? |
| An essay by Mark Crispin Miller on the rise of the multimedia cartel and dangers of media consolidation.
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http://www.thenation.com/doc.mhtml?i=20020107&s=miller
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| In Depth |
| A resource page for understanding deregulation and media concentration.
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http://www.mediachannel.org/news/indepth/fcc/
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| Dreaming in Broadband |
| A PBS report on the film industry and digital technology, with articles and interviews.
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http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/hollywood/digital/
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