This book is an extensive collection of original interviews with 50 noted filmmakers. Conducted over a seven-year period expressly for this project, the interviews cover various aspects of film production, biographical information, and the interviewees' favorite or most influential films. Filmmakers interviewed include highly respected auteurs (Richard Linklater, Wim Wenders), B-movie greats (Roger Corman, Lloyd Kaufman), and well-renowned documentary directors (D.A. Pennebaker, Albert Maysles). Each entry includes a brief biography and filmography, while dozens of personal photographs, promotional materials, and film stills appear throughout the work.

Fifty Filmmakers: Conversations with Directors from Roger Avary to Steven Zaillian

Humor & Entertainment

Andrew J. Rausch

Movies

McFarland

Title: The 100 Greatest American Films( A Quiz Book) Binding: Paperback Author: AndrewJ.Rausch Publisher: CitadelPress

The 100 Greatest American Films: A Quiz Book

Reference

Kensington Publishing Corporation

HOLLYWOOD'S ALL-TIME GREATEST STARS: A QUIZ BOOK

Hollywood's All-Time Greatest Stars: A Quiz Book

Puzzles & Games

Citadel Pr

These screen gems include: - Beau Geste (1939)- The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)- The Dirty Dozen (1967)- Apocalypse Now (1979)- Full Metal Jacket (1987)- Saving Private Ryan (1998)- We Were Soldiers (2002)- Includes a foreword by Keith Gordon, director of A Midnight Clear, The Chocolate War, Mother Night, Waking the Dead, and The Singing Detective.

The Greatest War Films of All Time: A Quiz Book

Film expert and author Andrew J. Rausch presents the 32 most pivotal moments in the history of the medium that changed the way movies were produced. Accompanied with insights from noted film historians and filmmakers, Rausch's essays analyze the significance of each influential event, industry pioneer, and technological breakthrough--from Thomas Edison's Kinescopes to computer-generated imagery: - Georges Melies' introduction of narrative story in A Trip to the Moon - D.W. Griffith's first landmark motion picture, The Birth of a Nation - French Impressionism, German Expressionism, and Sergei Eisenstein's montage techniques - The establishment of the Academy Awards - Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs--the first feature-length animated film - The innovative camerawork and non-linear storyline of Orson Welles's Citizen Kane - The dark side of America--Film Noir - French New Wave - The creation of the ratings system under MPAA President Jack Valenti - The Blaxploitation Movement - "Realist" filmmakers from Hollywood's New Wave - The impact of Home Video - Jaws, Star Wars, and the birth of the modern blockbuster - Pixar's Toy Story--the first fully computer animated film - Includes a timeline and two sidebars per chapter.

Turning Points In Film History

Literature & Fiction

Dramas & Plays

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. Upon viewing the B classic, Graver decided he wanted to be a director and spent many years honing his craft, as both a cinematographer and a director, not to mention writer, actor, and producer―much like his idol, Orson Welles. In 1970, when Graver learned that Welles was in town, he impulsively called up the director and offered him his services as a cameraman. It was only the second time in Welles's career that he had received such an offer from a cinematographer, the other being from Gregg Toland, who worked on one of the greatest films ever, Citizen Kane. In Making Movies with Orson Welles, Graver recounts the highs and lows of the moviemaking business as he and one of the most important and influential directors of all time struggled to get films produced. The two men collaborated on more than a dozen projects, including F for Fake, Filming Othello, and the still-unreleased The Other Side of the Wind. Their close friendship and creative filmmaking partnership would endure for 15 years, until Welles' death in 1985. Also including a filmography of works and 20 photos from Graver's personal collection, this fascinating memoir recalls what it was like to work with the legendary Welles and offers advice and tales of caution for future filmmakers.

Making Movies with Orson Welles: A Memoir

Biographies & Memoirs

Gary Graver

Arts & Literature

Scarecrow Press

In the early 1970s, a new breed of film emerged that would completely change the way black people were presented in movies. With their afros picked to spherical perfection and their guns blazing, big bad soul brothers and super sexy sisters lit up movie theaters across the country. Never before had black men and women appeared on screen in quite this way. In time, these films would be called "blaxploitation." And while it has long been debated exactly which film launched the blaxploitation era, the financial success of Melvin Van Peebles's Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song and Gordon Parks's Shaft helped open the flood gates for the more than 200 films that are now considered blaxploitation. Reflections on Blaxploitation: Actors and Directors Speak is a collection of interviews with many of the men and women who defined the genre. In candid conversations, some of the most important figures of the era describe what it was like to work on these films and what impact they had on American culture. Among those interviewed are such icons as Jim Brown (Slaughter), Antonio Fargas (Foxy Brown), Gloria Hendry (Hell Up in Harlem), Jim Kelly (Black Belt Jones), Ron O'Neal (Superfly), William Marshall (Blacula), and Fred Williamson (Hammer). Also featured here are some of the most influential names behind the scenes, including Larry Cohen (Black Caesar), Oscar Williams (Five on the Black Hand Side), and Melvin Van Peebles. This volume also includes a filmography of every known (or rumored) blaxploitation film, including their availability on VHS and DVD.

Reflections on Blaxploitation: Actors and Directors Speak

David Walker

Chris Watson

With a whopping 2,500 multiple-choice questions spanning the world of film, Obsessed with HOLLYWOOD is the movie-lover's ultimate trivia experience. This sleek, compact book tests readers' knowledge on everything from unforgettable lines to obscure factoids. Chapters include Classic Films, Celebrity Icons, Academy Awards, and more; there's even a section on Guilty Pleasures those movies so bad, they're terrific. But, Obsessed with HOLLYWOOD is no average trivia book. Embedded in the package is a computerized quiz module that lets cinephiles compete against themselves or a friend. The book keeps track of how many answers each player gets right and reveals who is overdue for a trip to the video store.

Obssessed With... Hollywood: Test Your Knowledge of the Silver Screen (Obsessed With)

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Obsessed with Hollywood

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