Edward Dmytryk

Edward Dmytryk
Author: Fintan McDonagh
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2021-07-21
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1476643148
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Edward Dmytryk was one of the so-called "Hollywood Ten" jailed for contempt of Congress for refusing to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1947. Finding himself blacklisted after his prison sentence and unable to operate under a pseudonym, he took the step of testifying and naming names to the Committee. His career resumed to considerable commercial success, but also to prolonged and bitter criticism from the left and persistent mistrust from the right. Acknowledged as one of the key figures in the development of the film noir genre, having directed one of its first films, Murder, My Sweet, Dmytryk has otherwise frequently been sidelined in critical studies because of the controversy. This book is the first to critically evaluate each of the dozens of films he made between the 1930s and the 1970s including The Young Lions, Crossfire and The Caine Mutiny, among many others.

Cinema: Concept & Practice

Cinema: Concept & Practice
Author: Edward Dmytryk
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 133
Release: 2018-09-26
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0429000898
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In this unique study of the process of filmmaking, director Edward Dmytryk blends abstract film theory and the practical realities of feature film production to provide an artful and elegant analysis of the conceptual foundations of filmmaking and film studies. Dmytryk explores the technical principles underlying the craft of filmmaking and how their use is effective in developing the viewer’s involvement in the cinematic narrative. Originally published in 1988, this reissue of Dmytryk’s classic book includes a new critical introduction by Joe McElhaney.

Odd Man Out

Odd Man Out
Author: Edward Dmytryk
Publisher: SIU Press
Total Pages: 228
Release: 1996
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780809319992
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This documentation of the architecture of Santa Barbara, California has grown since the first edition was published in 1970: the second (1980) saw an expanded format and some 150 new photographs, and the third includes still more pages and photographs. The architectural examples presented here, selected from thousands taken on a block-by- block survey, were chosen for purity of style, historical signficance, and uniqueness. Each clear and beautiful black and white photo is captioned with information on the original owner or building title; date of construction; name of architect, designer, or builder; address; and alterations or additions to the building. 11x10" Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

On Screen Writing

On Screen Writing
Author: Edward Dmytryk
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2018-10-30
Genre: Art
ISBN: 0429000537
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With On Screen Writing, director Edward Dmytryk offers a clear, methodical overview of the needs, practices, and problems of screenwriting, including extensive coverage of adaptation. Written In an informal, anecdotal style and using script examples from Hollywood classics, Dmytryk presents a practical set of principles for writing engaging, filmable screenplays. Originally published in 1985, this reissue of Dmytryk’s classic screenwriting book includes a new critical introduction by Mick Hurbis-Cherrier, as well as chapter lessons, discussion questions, exercises, and a glossary.

Creatures of Darkness

Creatures of Darkness
Author: Gene D. Phillips
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Total Pages: 354
Release: 2000
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780813127002
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The conflicts of the Civil War continued long after the conclusion of the war: jockeys and Thoroughbreds took up the fight on the racetrack. A border state with a shifting identity, Kentucky was scorned for its violence and lawlessness and struggled to keep up with competition from horse breeders and businessmen from New York and New Jersey. As part of this struggle, from 1865 to 1910, the social and physical landscape of Kentucky underwent a remarkable metamorphosis, resulting in the gentile, beautiful, and quintessentially southern Bluegrass region of today. In her debut book, How Kentucky Became Southern: A Tale of Outlaws, Horse Thieves, Gamblers, and Breeders, former turf writer Maryjean Wall explores the post--Civil War world of Thoroughbred racing, before the Bluegrass region reigned supreme as the unofficial Horse Capital of the World. Wall uses her insider knowledge of horse racing as a foundation for an unprecedented examination of the efforts to establish a Thoroughbred industry in late-nineteenth-century Kentucky. Key events include a challenge between Asteroid, the best horse in Kentucky, and Kentucky, the best horse in New York; a mysterious and deadly horse disease that threatened to wipe out the foal crops for several years; and the disappearance of African American jockeys such as Isaac Murphy. Wall demonstrates how the Bluegrass could have slipped into irrelevance and how these events define the history of the state. How Kentucky Became Southern offers an accessible inside look at the Thoroughbred industry and its place in Kentucky history.

'Un-American' Hollywood

'Un-American' Hollywood
Author: Peter Stanfield
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2007-12-27
Genre: History
ISBN: 0813543975
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The concept of “un-Americanism,” so vital to the HUAC crusade of the 1940s and 1950s, was resoundingly revived in the emotional rhetoric that followed the September 11th terrorist attacks. Today’s political and cultural climate makes it more crucial than ever to come to terms with the consequences of this earlier period of repression and with the contested claims of Americanism that it generated. “Un-American” Hollywood reopens the intense critical debate on the blacklist era and on the aesthetic and political work of the Hollywood Left. In a series of fresh case studies focusing on contexts of production and reception, the contributors offer exciting and original perspectives on the role of progressive politics within a capitalist media industry. Original essays scrutinize the work of individual practitioners, such as Robert Rossen, Joseph Losey, Jules Dassin, and Edward Dmytryk, and examine key films, including The Robe, Christ in Concrete, The House I Live In, The Lawless, The Naked City, The Prowler, Body and Soul, and FTA.

Edward Dmytryk 135 Success Facts - Everything You Need to Know about Edward Dmytryk

Edward Dmytryk 135 Success Facts - Everything You Need to Know about Edward Dmytryk
Author: Jimmy Cline
Publisher: Emerge Publishing Group Llc
Total Pages: 210
Release: 2014-06-30
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781488562495
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At last it's here: Edward Dmytryk! This book is your ultimate resource for Edward Dmytryk. Here you will find the most up-to-date 135 Success Facts, Information, and much more. In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Edward Dmytryk's Early life, Career and Personal life right away. A quick look inside: Eight Iron Men, Warlock (1959 film), TCM Movie Database - TCM Remembers, 1944 in film - Notable films released in 1944, Karen Sharpe - Early years, Obsession (1949 film) - Critical response, Eric Sykes - 1960s, Confessions of Boston Blackie, Battle of the Bulge (film) - Production, The Caine Mutiny (film) - Reception, Under Age (1941 film), 1957 in film - Notable films released in 1957, The Young Lions (film), Charles Laughton - Director, Give Us This Day, Edward Dmytryk, 1949 in film - Notable films released in 1949, Anna Kashfi - Early life and origins, Jean Porter (actress) - Personal life, 1943 in film - Notable films released in 1943, The Young Lions (film) - Critical reception, The Hollywood Ten - Featuring, Stanley Kramer - Films with Columbia Pictures, DeForest Kelley - Early roles, Murder, My Sweet, The Blue Angel - Parodies and adaptations, The Blue Angel (1959 film), Directorial debut - 1935, Where Love Has Gone (film), Adrian Scott - Biography, The 'Human' Factor, Cornered (1945 film) - Critical reception, Montgomery Clift, John Howard Lawson - The House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), 1954 in film - Notable films released in 1954, 1947 in film - Notable films released in 1947, Anzio - World War II, Shalako (film), 1952 in film - Notable films released in 1952, The Blonde from Singapore, and much more...

The Brick Foxhole

The Brick Foxhole
Author: Richard Brooks
Publisher: Open Road Media
Total Pages: 219
Release: 2017-06-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 150404438X
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New York Times Bestseller: This “shocking” murder mystery addresses homophobia in the military during World War II (Richard Wright, author of Native Son). The men in the barracks, wrenched from the normal pursuits of life, are being molded into warriors in a battle against the “others.” Isolated and fearful, they sometimes relieve their frustrations on the most disenfranchised civilians, namely homosexuals. But one weekend, one of them loses control and commits murder. This tale of suspense is also a story ahead of its time, written by a young marine stationed at Quantico who would go on to become an Academy Award–winning director of such films as Elmer Gantry and The Blackboard Jungle. Sinclair Lewis, writing in Esquire, called Richard Brooks “a really important new writer” and The Brick Foxhole was acclaimed in the Saturday Reviewof Literature as “angry, rapid, stream-lined, and beautifully written . . . the best of the new stuff coming out of this war”—though the US Marines threatened the author with court-martial. Eventually, the story was made into the movie Crossfire (with the hate crime in question changed to an act of anti-Semitic rather than antigay violence), which earned Brooks an Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture. Today, The Brick Foxhole remains both a twisting thriller and an early landmark of gay-themed fiction.