Displaying 1 of 1 2012 Format: Book Author: Poole, Ed E. Title: Louisiana film history : a comprehensive overview beginning 1896 / Ed and Susan Poole. Publisher, Date: Donaldsonville, Louisiana : Margaret Media, Inc., [2012] ©2012 Description: iv, 214 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm illustration Subjects: Motion pictures -- Louisiana -- History -- 19th century. Motion pictures -- Louisiana -- History -- 20th century. Motion pictures -- Louisiana -- History -- 21st century. Motion picture industry -- Louisiana. Motion picture locations -- Louisiana. Motion pictures -- Production and direction -- Louisiana. Other Author: Poole, Susan T., 1953- Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Includes filmographies. Contents: Acknowledgements -- About the Authors -- Note from the Authors -- Industry Terms Used in this Book -- Chapter 1: Setting the Stage -- Chapter 2: Silent Era of Louisiana Filmmaking -- Chapter 3: Cinema 1930-World War II -- Chapter 4: Louisiana's Film Industry After World War II Through the 1950's -- Chapter 5: Louisiana Filmmaking in the 1960's -- Chapter 6: Louisiana Films of the 1970's and 1980's -- Chapter 7: Louisiana Film Industry of the 1990's -- Chapter 8: Filmmaking in the New Millenium -- Alphabetical Listing of Film Titles -- Resources -- Index. LCCN: 2012949116 ISBN: 9780985568610 0985568615 Other Number: 812860845 System Availability: 2 # System items in: 2 # Local items: 2 # Local items in: 2 Current Holds: 0 Place Request Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Large Cover Image Summary This excellent reference book is the first complete history and development of the vibrant film industry in Louisiana, dubbed Hollywood on the Bayou. Told through dozens of movie posters and stills and many fascionating details, it takes readers from the birth of the cinema in 1896, its early struggles, and on to the current plethora of film companies working in the state. Ed and Susan Poole, 30-year film accessory collectors and researchers in Gretna, LA, take us behind the scenes to explain Louisiana film lore and allure in characters such as Morgus the Magnificent, Evangeline, and the Vampire Lestat. They look at the state's diverse ethnic heritage and natural venues that inspire film makers, not to mention genres and topics only Louisiana can conjure: voodoo, Mardi Gras, cities of the dead, and Creole and Cajun cultures and dialects. Louisiana now ranks third in the country in film production, bested only by California and New York. This is the only complete reference book on how that came to be. It lists thousands of films shot totally or partially in Louisiana in well over a hundred years and gives a history of the more prominent ones. The 8.5 x 11 inch perfect bound book is richly illustrated by dozens of movie posters and stills from the Pooles' personal collection, reminders of the major national and international influence of Louisiana in cinema. Librarian's View Syndetics Unbound Displaying 1 of 1
