| Description |
1 online resource (237 pages) |
| Contents |
contents; Foreword 11; 1 Baby Pictures 15; 2 Last Days 27; 3 The People Versus Larry Kent 35; 4 The Sixties 47; 5 The Decline of West Coast Civilization 63; 6 The Studio System 73; 7 The West Coast Wave 91; 8 The Actors 111; 9 A Tale of Two Film Cities 129; 10 The Sweeney Group 143; 11 The Other Hollywood North 165; 12 Molly and Lynne 175; 13 Clash of the Hollywoods 197; 14 Dreaming in the Rain 217; Index 225 |
| Summary |
Twenty years ago, Vancouver didn't exist on any map of the film world. Today, Vancouver is at the heart of two film worlds. The city's American-based film industry is powerful enough to inspire loathing and threats from Hollywood, and its Canadian-based film scene is among the most acclaimed, provocative independent filmmaking communities anywhere. Vancouver Province movie critic David Spaner's Dreaming in the Rain is the story of West Coast Canada's emergence as a movie capital, from its early days as a Hollywood studio backlot, to its emergence as a place for movies of the week and televisio |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Motion picture industry -- British Columbia -- Vancouver Metropolitan Area -- History
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Motion pictures -- British Columbia -- Vancouver Metropolitan Area -- History
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Motion picture industry
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Motion pictures
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British Columbia -- Vancouver Metropolitan Area
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781551523057 |
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1551523051 |
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