TY - ADVS AU - Ornati,Molly AU - Lithgow,John ED - New York Center for Visual History. ED - KCET (Television station : Los Angeles, Calif.) ED - British Broadcasting Corporation. ED - Annenberg/CPB collection. TI - American cinema SN - 1576807924 AV - PN1993.5 .A437 1994 U1 - 791.43 PY - 1995/// CY - S. Burlington, VT PB - Annenberg/CPB Collection KW - Motion pictures KW - United States KW - History KW - Motion pictures, American KW - Film genres KW - Motion picture industry KW - Motion picture producers and directors KW - Motion picture actors and actresses KW - Video recordings for the hearing impaired N1 - Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired; Contains documentary archival footage, stills, and animated sequences, as well as live action; Volumes have varying production credits; [v.1] The Hollywood style (60 min.) -- [v.2] The studio system (60 min.) -- [v.3] The star (60 min.) -- [v.4] The Western (60 min.) -- [v.5] Romantic comedy (60 min.) -- [v.6] The combat film (60 min.) -- [v.7] Film noir (60 min.) -- [v.8] Film in the television age (60 min.) -- [v.9] The film school generation (60 min.) -- [v.10] The edge of Hollywood (60 min.) -- [v.11] Film language. Writing and thinking about film. Classical Hollywood style today (90 min.); Host, John Lithgow; Most volumes suitable for a general audience; v.5, "Romantic Comedy" contains passages with strong language and sexually explicit scenes N2 - An epic analysis of the American motion picture industry that combines rare archival film, key scenes from immortal movies, interviews with leading filmmakers and commentary from noted film scholars and critics; Traces the evolution of American movies from narrative and studio styles to an industry product competing with television, including many movie excerpts and interviews with directors, producers and stars ER -