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Twentieth Century Fox: A Century of Entertainment
£31.30
Here it is: the first-time look at the remarkable American multinational mass media empire and its century of entertainment―the story of Twentieth Century Fox (1915–2015). Or, to borrow the title of a classic 1959 Fox film, The Best of Everything. This is the complete revelatory story―bookended by empire builders William Fox and Rupert Murdoch―aimed as both a grand, entertaining, nostalgic and picture-filled interactive read and the ultimate guide to all things Twentieth Century Fox. The controversies and scandals are here, as are the extraordinary achievements. Among other firsts, the book offers fun tours of its historic production and ranch facilities including never-before-told stories about its stars and creative personalities (Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, James Dean, and Shirley Temple got started there). Finally, it is the first such work approved by the company and utilizing its own unique resources. The authors primarily tell a celebratory tale, but most importantly, an accurate one.
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Additional information
| Publisher | The Lyons Press, Illustrated edition (1 Oct. 2016) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Hardcover | 736 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1630761427 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1630761424 |
| Dimensions | 27.31 x 4.85 x 21.59 cm |
by Amazon Customer
Absolutely wonderful book and well worth waiting for after all the delays. Definitely the next best thing to actually touring the studio.
by Gerard Hanlon
A comprehensive book and the service was very prompt
by G.T.
If you’re interested in the movies and how they’re made you’ll probably like this book. It’s got lot’s of interesting pictures and the text is well written, although there is the odd grammar mistake.. It’s a good companion to the M-G-M Hollywood’s Greatest Backlot book.
I just feel it’s a shame films aren’t made like this any more. In 20 years time there’re probably be a nostalgic book about how every film set was done with CGI…….
by SJT
Wonderfully comprehensive and detailed trawl through the studio’s history, with remarkable photographs and a proper chronological index. All this would easily merit 5*, so why only 3*? Because the book is printed on really poor quality paper, thin and flimsy, and arrived with all its pages tightly warped like a ripple. Three weeks’ of heavyweight compression in dry constant warmth has ironed out much of it, but not all, alas. A classic case of a ship spoiled for a ha’porth of tar….