The success of American documentaries over the recent past has prompted social critics and film commentators to herald the renaissance of a vibrantly innovative nonfiction cinema. When a political documentary like Michael Moore's Farenheit 9/11 grosses a staggering $120 million domestically, playing almost as well in European and other markets outside North America, you know that the documentary has arrived. What is the story behind this phenomenon? Acclaimed interpreter of the international social impact of the Academy Awards (And the Winner Is...., Oscar Fever, and All about Oscar--all published by Continuum), biographer Emanuel Levy is now the first to tell this story, profile the filmmakers, and interpret the impact of these films on our lives. The past decade alone has seen Roger and Me, Paris Is Burning, Hoop Dreams, Bowling for Columbine, Crumb, and Inconvenient Truth. Once relegated to public-broadcasting stations, cable channels, and regional independent-film festivals, the nonfiction genre of the documentary is increasingly viewed as popular entertainment worthy of multiplexes, shown at full-admission prices. One measure of the new cache is the willingness of both established and new directors to spend long, hard years on their work. A growing number of Hollywood's key players, such as Martin Scorsese, Jonathan Demme, Oliver Stone, and James Cameron, all better known for the features, have now contributed to the genre with personal, often idiosyncratic docus that have further elevated the art form. The book chronicles the careers and works of all those in the vanguard of a movement that shows no signs of slowing down. Michael Moore, Barbara Kopple, Errol Morris, Michael Apted, James Klein, Julia Reichert, Fred Marx, Steve James, Peter Gilbert, Al Gore, and many others are featured in this groundbreaking study, which also includes valuable information on Oscar-winning documentaries as well as the most-commerical documentaries of all time.

A full-length portrait of the influential movie musical director traces his origins as a New York set and costume designer, his early work with Radio City Music Hall and Broadway, and his award-winning achievements with such classics as An American in Paris and Meet Me in St. Louis. 25,000 first printing.

A book for all film lovers! All About Oscar[registered] builds on Emmanuel Levy's acclaimed Oscar Fever to give even more information and insights into the Academy Awards[registered].

Product Description: Oscar« Fever is both history and appreciation, filled with insider stories and little-known facts, such as who came up with the idea of the Academy Awards«; who the youngest and oldest winners are; which film garnered the most nominations; who has been nominated the most times without ever winning and more...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Product Description: Oscar« Fever is both history and appreciation, filled with insider stories and little-known facts, such as who came up with the idea of the Academy Awards«; who the youngest and oldest winners are; which film garnered the most nominations; who has been nominated the most times without ever winning and more...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: John Wayne was the most popular and the most durable star in film history. He was also a national legend, a folk hero, and a powerful symbol of the American Dream. Levy evaluates Wayne's film oeuvre by comparing him with other major stars of his generation and demonstrates that of all American actors, he came closest to the notion of 'actor-as-auteur...read more

Drawing on Cukor's personal correspondence and interviews with more than one hundred legendary Hollywood icons, this intriguing biography chronicles the life, career, and cinematic achievements of the legendary director. 25,000 first printing.

Product Description: Book by Levy, Emanuel

Describes the prestige associated with the Academy Awards, looks at the nomination process, and discusses the films, actors, actresses, and directors nominated for an Oscar

Product Description: 1979 Hardcover. No dust jacket. Minor wear, otherwise nice clean readable copy.