Tag: Ross Melnick

March 31, 2022

Announcing Our 2022 Film, Media, and Journalism Studies Catalog

Letter from the editors: We are very pleased to share with you an exciting range of new and forthcoming books in film, media, and journalism studies. At a time when the future of film-going is very much a question, Ross...

March 17, 2021

Announcing Our 2021 Film, Media, and Journalism Studies Catalog

 Letter from the editors: We are very excited to be sharing with you the 2021 Film, Media, and Journalism Studies catalog. The recent resurgence of interest in the work of William Greaves is complemented and enhanced by the publication...

March 17, 2021

Browse Our SCMS 2021 Virtual Exhibit Booth

While we are disappointed not to be able to attend the SCMS conference in person, we are very excited to share with you some recent and forthcoming books from our film and media studies list. We are happy to offer...

February 22, 2013

Ross Melnick Wins "Book of the Year" for "American Showman" from the Theatre Historical Society of America

Congratulations to Ross Melnick author of American Showman: Samuel “Roxy” Rothafel and the Birth of the Entertainment Industry, 1908-1935 for receiving the 2013 “Book of the Year” Award from the Theatre Historical Society of America. For more on the book:...

November 30, 2012

Ross Melnick and Toby Talbot to Discuss the Jewish Experience in Film

On Sunday, December 2, (1 p.m.– 5 p.m), Columbia University Press is co-sponsoring the event “Exhibitors, Distributors and Showmen” at the American Jewish Historical Society as part of their Culture Brokers series. The program will include two Columbia University Press...

May 22, 2012

Media Alert! Ross Melnick's American Showman

Reviews of Ross Melnick’s American Showman.

May 4, 2012

Interview with Ross Melnick, author of American Showman: Samuel "Roxy" Rothafel and the Birth of the Entertainment Industry, 1908-1935

We conclude our week-long feature on American Showman: Samuel “Roxy” Rothafel and the Birth of the Entertainment Industry, 1908-1935 with an interview with the book’s author of Ross Melnick. For more on the book, read excerpts from the book looking...

May 3, 2012

The Birth of Radio City Music Hall and the Figurative Death of Roxy's Career

“Unfortunately for Roxy … Radio City’s opening night on December 27, 1932, was a critical disaster.” The excerpt from Ross Melnick’s American Showman: Samuel “Roxy” Rothafel and the Birth of the Entertainment Industry, 1908-1935 in yesterday’s post looked at Rothafel’s...

May 2, 2012

Samuel "Roxy" Rothafel, the Roxy Theatre, and the Roxyettes

In the following excerpt from American Showman: Samuel “Roxy” Rothafel and the Birth of the Entertainment Industry, Ross Melnick explains the explosive growth of the Roxy Theatre, the birth of the “Roxyettes,” and the reaction against it as a symbol...

May 1, 2012

Ross Melnick — How Samuel "Roxy" Rothafel Changed Movies

We continue our week-long focus on American Showman: Samuel “Roxy” Rothafel and the Birth of the Entertainment Industry, with an excerpt from the book’s opening pages: Film historiography has often focused on production, stardom, and/or the intricate operations of the...