{"product_id":"the-star-machine-jeanine-basinger-9780307388759","title":"The Star Machine","description":"\u003cb\u003eONE OF \u003ci\u003eTHE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER\u003c\/i\u003e'S 100 GREATEST FILM BOOKS OF ALL TIME - From one of our most distinguished film scholars, comes a rich, penetrating, amusing book about the golden age of movies and how the studios worked to manufacture stars.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With revelatory insights and delightful asides, Jeanine Basinger shows us how the studio \"star machine\" worked when it worked, how it failed when it didn't, and how irrelevant it could sometimes be. She gives us case studies focusing on big stars groomed into the system: the \"awesomely beautiful\" (and disillusioned) Tyrone Power; the seductive, disobedient Lana Turner; and a dazzling cast of others. She anatomizes their careers, showing how their fame happened, and what happened to them as a result. Deeply engrossing, full of energy, wit, and wisdom, \u003cb\u003eThe Star Machine\u003c\/b\u003e is destined to become an classic of the film canon.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeanine Basinger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0307388751\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307388759\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/06\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 608\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.22h x 6.46w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/08\/2009 pg. 20","brand":"Jeanine Basinger","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43913620357375,"sku":"9780307388759","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_08e0f29c-430c-4c9b-b7c6-ac197813f213.jpg?v=1680621408","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-star-machine-jeanine-basinger-9780307388759","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}