The Independent Film Journal (1952)

Record Details:

Title:
The Independent Film Journal
Date:
1952
Publisher:
ITOA Independent, Inc.
Volume:
The Independent Film Journal (Jul 1952-Jul 1953)
Leaf #:
000669
Language:
English
Collection:
Hollywood Studio System
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
March 28, 2024
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THE STARS ARE SHINING The present chore becomes one of real pleasure for the writer. I have just returned from a twoweek trip to the Hollywood studios. During pre¬ vious visits over the past few years, I sensed an aura of uncertainty and indecision. But, happily, this has all been changed. That pit-of-the-stomach at¬ titude of inertia and lethargy disappeared when the studios realized that technological improvements in production could create a realism that wovdd excite and draw audiences to the theatre and, in some in¬ stances, even create a feeling in the pits of our pa¬ trons’ stomachs. Not even during the boom war years did I find the enthusiastic and confident spirit that now prevails on the coast. The new stars that are shining . . . CinemaScope,