The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece: A novel

Tom Hanks

KNOPF

The Making Of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece (signed First Printing)

Alfred.A. Knopf

A collection of seventeen wonderful short stories showing that two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks is as talented a writer as he is an actor.\nA gentle Eastern European immigrant arrives in New York City and tries to find his way after his family and his life have been torn apart by his country's civil war. A man who loves to bowl rolls a perfect game--and then another and then another and then many more in a row until he winds up ESPN's newest celebrity, and he must decide if the combination of perfection and celebrity has ruined the thing he loves. An eccentric billionaire and his faithful executive assistant venture into America looking for acquisitions and discover a down and out motel, romance and a bit of real life. These are just some of the tales Tom Hanks tells in this first collection of his short stories. They are surprising, intelligent, heartwarming and, for the millions and millions of Tom Hanks fans, an absolute must-have.

Uncommon Type - Some Stories

Literature & Fiction

Literary

Penguin/Random House

Toy Story

John Lasseter

Andrew Stanton

Joel Cohen

Alec Sokolow

Joss Wheldon

Ralph Guggenheim

Bonnie Arnold

Walt Disney Home Video

Forrest Gump

PARAMOUNT HOME VIDEO

Fox Video

Uncommon Type

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Sleepless in Seattle-10th Anniversary

COLUMBIA/TRI-STAR

The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece

'A stunning, emotionally satisfying tale about the art of storytelling. I never wanted the lights to come up. I could not put it down' GRAHAM NORTON\n'It's its own universe, complete with a sun, a cast of circling planets, and a limitless number of stars. Its gravity pulls you in and its far reaching, multi-layered, rollicking exuberance holds you in place. I would have been happy to live inside this book forever'ANN PATCHETT\nA wildly ambitious story of the making of a colossal, star-studded, multimillion-dollar superhero action film, and the humble comic book that inspired it all.\nSpanning 80 years of a changing America and culminating in the opening of the film, we meet a colourful cast of characters including a troubled soldier returning from war, a young boy with an artistic gift, an inspired and eccentric director, a pompous film star on the rise, a tireless production assistant and countless film crew members that together create Hollywood magic.\nFunny, touching, and wonderfully thought-provoking, The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece offers an insider's take on the momentous efforts it takes to make a film. At once a reflection on America's past and present, on the world of show business and the real world we all live in.\nPraise for Tom Hanks:\n'Authentically geniune . . . a Writer with a capital W.' Stephen Fry 
'Hanks's prose is impressive . . . fluent, convincing and confident.' The Times 
'Tom Hanks is a wise and hilarious writer with an endlessly surprising mind.' Steve Martin

Genre Fiction

Hutchinson Heinemann

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