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Class 12: Lew Wasserman, MCA, and the New Media Conglomerate

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Juan Monroy

In today’s class, we surveyed some of the contributions Lew Wasserman made between the 1940s and 1980s to the Hollywood system. With the fall of the studio system, the role of the movie mogul had become all but irrelevant. Wasserman as … Continue reading →

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Class 11: New Hollywood

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Juan Monroy

In today’s class, we reviewed many of the factors that led to the US New Wave of filmmaking, which was known as the New Hollywood era. The movement was characterized by a reinvention of film style, re-imagining Hollywood genres, and … Continue reading →

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