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“Keep ’Em in the East” : Kazan, Kubrick, and the Postwar New York Film Renaissance by Richard Koszarski is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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The year 1955 was a watershed one for New York's film industry: Elia Kazan's On the Waterfront took home eight Oscars, and, more quietly, Stanley Kubrick released the low-budget classic Killer's Kiss . A wave of films that changed how American movies were made soon followed, led by directors such as Sidney Lumet, William Friedkin, Francis Ford Coppola, and Martin Scorsese. Yet this resurgence could not have occurred without a deeply rooted tradition of local film production. Richard Koszarski chronicles the compelling and often surprising origins of New York's postwar film renaissance, looking beyond such classics as Naked City , Kiss of Death , and Portrait of Jennie . He examines the social, cultural, and economic forces that shaped New York filmmaking, from city politics to union regulations, and shows how decades of low-budget independent production taught local filmmakers how to capture the city's grit, liveliness, and allure. He reveals the importance of "race films"—all-Black productions intended for segregated African American audiences—that not only helped keep the film business afloat but also nurtured a core group of writers, directors, designers, and technicians.

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Author

Richard Koszarski

Publisher

Columbia University Press

Published

2021

Language

EN

ISBN

9780231553872

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Performing Arts, History, Sports