The distinguished director, Howard Hawks, discusses his techniques of filmmaking, analyzes the artistry of his movies, and portrays his experiences working in Hollywood

Product Description: In 1958, Gary Graver moved from his hometown of Portland, Oregon to Los Angeles, California with dreams of an acting career in Hollywood. Soon after his arrival, he caught a double bill in a small theater on Hollywood Boulevard, the lower half of which was the recently released Touch of Evil...read more

Recounts the life of the filmmaker, discusses his films, and describes the influence of his early life on his work

An intimate portrait of the legendary director of It's a Wonderful Life and other enduring films describes Capra's rise to fame during Hollywood's golden era and reveals his role during the postwar blacklist period. Reprint. 10,000 first printing. (view table of contents)

An intimate account of the acclaimed filmmaker's final and most audacious works sets his creation of such movies as The Other Sides of the Wind and The Dreamers against the context of Welles's dissipation and work as a television pitchman. 20,000 first printing.

Product Description: Hollywood no ha dado un director más grande que John Ford. Entre 1917 y 1970, Ford dirigió y/o produjo más de 226 películas, desde discretos cortometrajes hasta ambiciosas epopeyas e intensos documentales de combate. Sus principales trabajos, -tales como "La Diligencia" ("Stagecoach"), "Las Uvas de la Ira" ("The Grapes of Wrath"), "Qué verde era mi valle" ("How Green Was My Valley"), "They Were Expendable", "El Hombre Tranquilo" ("The Quiet Man"), "Centauros del Desierto" ("The Searchers") y "El Hombre que Mató a Liberty Valance" ("The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance")- son clásicos del cine...read more

A sweeping biography of the American film legend reveals the conflict, passion, and genius driving the man who made The Grapes of Wrath, The Searchers, and The Quiet Man, among other great films. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.

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Product Description: The most successful director in movie history, Steven Spielberg has been responsible for such box-office blockbusters as JURASSIC PARK, JAWS, E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL, CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND, and the INDIANA JONES trilogy...read more

Provides definitions for baseball words and phrases from 'ace' to 'World Series', and explains the source of nicknames for players and teams (view table of contents)

Calls attention to the ways in which the film director's works reflect his personal ideals and beliefs in the American Dream

Product Description: Marking a major new reassessment of Camus' writing, this book investigates the nature and philosophical origins of Camus' thinking on "authenticity" and "the absurd" as these motions are expressed in "The Myth of Sisyphus" and "The Outsider", showing these books to be the product not only of a literary figure, but of a genuine philosopher as well...read more

Studio executives, producers, directors, screenwriters, actors, actresses, cinematographers, composers, costume designers, agents and casting directors describe their contributions to the making of a movie