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carot-dj · 7 years

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A Dream Come True If ever a story needed to be told, this is it. In the '70's, I saw a feature piece on 60 Minutes regarding the systematic selling off of the fabled MGM Studio's backlots. It was a disturbing and ghostly story to begin with as it showed the once great studio in a decaying freefall. I'm a fan of classic Hollywood movies and I was upset by the thought that MGM was disappearing as a physical entity and would be lucky if it even existed on paper in a few years. In all probability MGM was soon to be reduced to stripmalls and subdivisions. Go to Amazon

MGM: America's Brigadoon The new book, MGM, Hollywood's Greatest Backlot, is at once a compelling social history rather than just an architectual survey of the sets, administrative buildings, and soundstages of Hollywood's greatest studio of the thirties, forties, and fifties. It truly is our Brigadoon, a city within a city within a country that made real countless myths and legends that could be experienced again and again on the celluloid screen. Brigadoon can only reappear once every hundred years, thus it's history has been short without too much social consequence, MGM not only brought to life visions of granduer it also trained generations on how on how to live an idealized life. Who hasn't watched an Andy Hardy film, Meet Me In St. Louis, or one of the Dr.Kildere entries and reflected or even measured the normality of their own families against these films? Wasn't Dad supposed to be as kind and understanding as Judge Hardy? Wasn't Mom supposed to be as wise and warm as Esther Smith's mother in St. Louis? And who hasn't, at one time or another, splashed in the rain or sung a few bars of Singin' in the Rain during a friendly down pour? There are so many moments from MGM films that have been cemented in the social consciouness. Go to Amazon

This book's big format is perfect for poring over the richly detailed photos Amazon tells me that I have now owned this book for 5 years. What a half-decade of pure pleasure I have received from this one purchase! While I am not in the habit of awarding 5 stars to anything, this is one where I can find nothing wrong with it. The few negative reviews I read were from buyers who obviously did not read the part of the title that says "backlot." Yes, this is mainly about sets and inanimate objects, and that it what the book title clearly states. A few stars are incidentally thrown into the photos. This book's big format is perfect for poring over the richly detailed photos. I suppose if I had to find some negative, it would be that I would like to see some color photographs of the later years. Certainly, the overwhelming majority will be black and white, because that is MGM's era. Go to Amazon

MGM The Cadillac of Hollywood studios! Great book. I enjoyed seeing the back lot at MGM like I never have before. I gave this book 4 stars because I felt like it ignored one of the best films MGM ever made. "The Wizard of Oz". How could "The Wizard of Oz" hardly get written about is beyond me. I have seen the sets for "The Wizard of OZ" in other books. They are a sight to behold. I just couldn't give it 5 stars for this slight by the authors. I still highly recommend this fascinating book. I really enjoyed it. Go to Amazon

Five Stars you will like this book An Amazing Tour of the Studio System's Golden Age behind the scenes Good book MGM book Excellent and I'd like to continue very old backlot pictures, I was disappointed. A great, finely written reference work

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carot-dj · 7 years

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Your Own Personalized Tour of MGM The title of this book is QUITE misleading. Upon hearing about the book, I expected just a tour around the backlot of one of the most impressive movie studios in the world. When I opened the book, I found myself immersed in the ENTIRE studio, building by building, in this amazing feat of photographic glory and research. This is the book that diehard movie fans have been waiting for, and it does not disappoint. MGM: Hollywood's Greatest Backlot is a cornucopia of pictures, trivia, and history that has no parallel today. Go to Amazon

An Amazing Tour of the Studio System's Golden Age MGM The Cadillac of Hollywood studios! behind the scenes Good book MGM book Excellent and I'd like to continue very old backlot pictures, I was disappointed. A great, finely written reference work The recipient loved it!

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