Jeanine Basinger je uznávaná filmová historička a profesorka filmových štúdií. Jej práca sa ponára do bohatej histórie a umeleckého vývoja kinematografie, pričom ponúka hlboké analýzy jej trvalého pôvabu. Ako zakladateľka archívu The Cinema Archives zohráva kľúčovú úlohu pri zachovávaní filmového dedičstva. Jej odbornosť zahŕňa aj tvorbu pútavých zvukových komentárov, ktoré obohacujú divácky zážitok z klasických filmov.
"The real story of Hollywood--as told by such luminaries as Steven Spielberg, Frank Capra, Katharine Hepburn, Alfred Hitchcock, Harold Lloyd, Jordan Peele, and nearly four hundred others--reveals a fresh history of the American movie industry from its beginnings to today"--Dust jacket flap
"Leading film historian Jeanine Basinger reveals, with her trademark wit and zest, the whole story of the Hollywood musical in the most telling, most incisive, most detailed, most gorgeously illustrated book of her long and remarkable career"--Jacket
The Pyramid Illustrated History of the Movies is a series of volumes that offers a comprehensive overview and brings a fresh perspective to the influential figures, forms, and styles in the development of motion pictures. Each lavishly illustrated volume has been designed to stimulate the interest of the student for whom film is an art, and to stir the memories of the fan for whom "going to the movies" will always be an exhilarating experience. -- Whether dancing merrily down a rain-soaked street, courting Judy Garland or Leslie Caron with a blithe song and infectious grin, or just leaping nimbly into space, Gene Kelly epitomizes joy inconfined for every movie-goer. Jeanine Basinger's profusely illustrated book covers the career of this irresistible song-and-dance man and brings back the treasured moments he has given us for thirty years.