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Richard Koszarski is professor emeritus of English and Cinema Studies at Rutgers University. He was formerly a curator at the Museum of the Moving Image and is the founder and editor emeritus of Film History. His many books include Hollywood on the Hudson: Film and Television in New York from Griffith to Sarnoff (2008).
Richard Koszarski is a bold historian, a meticulous researcher, and a spellbinding storyteller. Keep 'Em in the East masterfully displays all his talents. Only Koszarski could so deftly weave together industrial history, political infighting, social conditions, personal and very human biographies, and pointed appreciation of films as different as Naked City and Tall, Tan, and Terrific. In the process, Koszarski brings to light forgotten movies and trends, from little-known urban docudramas to the important 'race films' made for Black audiences. The book's final stretch crosscuts Kazan's making On the Waterfront with Kubrick's preparing Killer's Kiss, and the result is as exciting as a Hollywood chase. Keep 'Em in the East permanently reshapes our understanding of American film as an art, a business, and a cultural force. -- David Bordwell, author of <i>Reinventing Hollywood: How 1940s Filmmakers Changed Movie Storytelling</i> Keep 'Em In the East is a valuable (and long overdue) work of cinema scholarship. It broadens the parameters of American film history to include the boroughs of New York, where independent artists thrived far from Hollywood's picture factories. Koszarski's exemplary research shows that New York's influence extended beyond Broadway's influential writers, directors, and performers; it included a whole cadre of cinematic talent who'd have a profound impact on American movies. -- Eddie Muller, host of TCM's Noir Alley In this reassessment of the role of New York City in the history of film, Keep 'Em in the East restores the city's filmmaking reputation with impeccable research and enthusiasm. No one would dispute that Richard Koszarski is the only film historian who could have written this book. -- Jeanine Basinger, author of <i>The Star Machine</i> Keep 'Em in the East is absorbing and enlightening. The dramas and disasters are expertly told and brilliantly researched. The book is a pleasure to read. -- Kevin Brownlow, author of <i>The Parade's Gone By ... </i> Keep 'Em in the East is an extraordinary achievement. Koszarski knows more about the history of filmmaking in New York City than anyone else, living or dead. This distills the central part of his lifelong research. No one will ever match it. For those who love New York and the movies, this book's many surprises will provide an unending source of fascination and information. -- Charles Musser, author of <i>The Emergence of Cinema: The American Screen to 1907</i> Koszarski's latest movie-industry history is an essential resource for your bookshelves, a detailed inspection of critical film work in the New York City area from the 1930s to 1950s and the release of Elia Kazan's On The Waterfront. -- Greg Young * The Bowery Boys * [A]n ambitious socio-political fresco dedicated to the 'renaissance' of cinema in post-war boom New York. * Cinecitta News *
