You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story 
Product Description: From Rin Tin Tin to Casablanca to Harry Potter, the Warner Bros. story is the history of Hollywood. Eighty-five years of screen icons, legendary films, and history-making achievements are detailed in this comprehensive, photo-filled treasure trove, fully authorized by the studio. No production company has had more legendary films, stars, or influence on the course of Hollywood than Warner Bros. Among the superstars who worked for the studio are Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Joan Crawford, Marlon Brando, James Dean, and John Wayne. Filmmakers like Martin Scorsese and Stanley Kubrick made history for the studio, and it has been home to blockbuster franchises like Superman, Batman, Lethal Weapon, and Harry Potter. Produced in conjunction with Warner Bros., this volume is the ultimate guide to the greatest movie studio in history. You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story is also the companion to a five part documentary in the PBS American Masters series by author Richard Schickel that will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in the spring of 2008 and debut on PBS in the fall, to coincide with publication of the book.
Customer Ranglijsten: - Great book but lacking great depth.. It is fair to say that You Must Remember This... is chock full of information, but what information is the important part. I was expecting more detailed history of the studio and instead got more of a movie by movie overview. The short introductions to each chapter by Richard Schickel are great but then the book fades into a very brief explanation of each movie the studio made. I think it would have been great to have a more detailed history of the studio.
The book does include many, many great photos that really pull it together nicely. The pieces by Schickel are also great. I think 3 1/2 stars may be more appropriate. This is definitely for the true Hollywood fan. - A very pretty puff piece and little more. YOU MUST REMEMBER THIS certainly fulfills its role as a coffee table book: there are a ton of photos and many of them are very interesting. The poster art and lobby stills are gorgeous, and the quality is top-notch. However, if you want to sit down and read it from cover to cover (as I did) you ll be very dissapointed. The book begins as a legitimate biography of Warner Brothers, telling the story of the studio s creation. It quickly turns into a hagiography, however, lionizing the greatness of the studio and forgetting to tell any remotely negative stories. Basically, the book feels like The History of Warner Brothers as written by Warner Brothers.
- Warner magic. The Warner studio has always been my favorite,and this book is a wonderful testament. Lavisly illustrated with great text,this book is truly a movie lover s dream. Try to see the accompanying film series that was run on T.C.M.(also available on dvd). Don t miss out on this great opportunity. You ll be glad you did.
- Great photos....but very disorganized. While this coffee-table sized book has some great photos, especially of stars from the forties, and fascinating history of the early movie business, it did not have an editor or an organizing principle. Schickel writes some pages covering a period in movie history, then his co-author writes the story of the SAME PERIOD and the SAME MOVIES with some other details, as well as some of the SAME DETAILS. Then they do it again, and again. What was going on here? Didn t an editor read it all at the end and notice the repetition? Was there some organizing principle that escaped me?
Aside from the early history, there is very little depth in the book and not even very much gossip about either movies or movie stars. Not recommended, even for dyed in the wool fans like me. - Balances the wealth of illustrations with a deep and thoughtful analysis. Featuring a foreword by Clint Eastwood, You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story is the jam-packed, coffee-table book history of the media giant Warner Bros. Studios, from the decisions that made them stand out from competitors such as MGM, Paramount, and 20th Century Fox, to the shift that had Warner Bros. create grittier and more socially conscious movies during Hollywood s golden era, to what Warner Bros. stands for in today s multi-media conglomerates. Filled with black-and-white and color photographs, movie stills and posters, and more on virtually every page, You Must Remember This balances the wealth of illustrations with a deep and thoughtful analysis, accessible to lay readers yet sure to be appreciated by film studies students and scholars as well. Highly recommended.
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You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story (ID: B001U3YE8A)
