Steven Spielberg

Biographies & Memoirs

Yule, Andrew

Arts & Literature

LITTLE BROWN AND COMPANY, LONDON

A biography of the American actor Al Pacino, who was born in New York and rose to stardom in the film and theatre worlds. The author has also written biographies of David Puttnam and Chic Murray.

A Life on the Wire: Al Pacino

Donald I. Fine

Fast Fade: David Puttnam, Columbia Pictures, and the Battle for Hollywood

A definitive insider’s account of the triumphs and tribulations of a legendary Hollywood film producer “A great story about vision, tactics, egos, and filmmaking . . . a complicated portrait of a complicated man.”—Louise Bernikow, Cosmopolitan “Gripping on every page and awash with toweringly overblown celluloid giants in rapturous megalomania.”—Kirkus Reviews “A Hollywood book that is not only well-researched and well-reasoned, but fair and entertaining in the bargain.”—Inside Books “Joins the ranks of Final Cut and Indecent Exposure as a captivating glimpse of the Hollywood most people never see.”—Palm Beach Post “A fascinating study of power in the boardrooms, bedrooms, and such watering holes as Chasen’s, Morton’s, and Trump.”—Riverside Press-Enterprise “Yule pulls no punches, and neither do Puttnam’s friends, in describing the film genius’s considerable personal flaws.”—The Orlando Sentinel “Fast Fade is well-written . . . well-researched . . . and will appeal to all those curious about the recent history of the film industry.”—Barron’s Weekly

Literature & Fiction

Dramas & Plays

Random House Publishing Group

Chronicles the short-lived reign of David Puttnam as CEO for Columbia Pictures, exploring the battles that ensued between Puttnam and those for whom he worked, and the machinations that led to his departure

Humor & Entertainment

Movies

DELACORTE PRESS

Little, Brown Book Group

From humble beginnings as a milkman and coffin-polisher to one of the world’s biggest box-office names, Sean Connery is one of Hollywood’s all-time greatest success stories. The star of nearly 80 films, Connery is perhaps still best known for his seven performances as James Bond. Indeed, for many movie fans Connery’s 007 is unsurpassed to this day. But how did this working-class Scot come to embody the quintessentially English agent? This definitive biography reveals Connery’s early successes and failuresboth personal and professionaland looks at the little-known life behind the cameras. Frank and thorough, this is a complete look at the film world’s classic charismatic hard man.

Sean Connery: Neither Shaken nor Stirred

If Peter Bogdanovich did not already exist, Hollywould would perhaps have invted him. The son of struggling but cultured immigrant parents, he grew up on Manhattan's West Side and soon developed a passion for that other world of film and theatre. By his early twentites he had already acted in, directed and produced plays off-Broadway and written about film for major newspapers and magazines. Then, married, he made his way to Hollywood, gaining attention first for Targets and then three years later for the award-winning modern classic, The Last Picture Show. Suddently he was a hot director and What's Up, Doc and the enormously successful Paper Moon soon followed.

Picture Shows: The Life and Films of Peter Bogdanovich (Limelight)

Limelight

A look at the star of "The Godfather," "Scarface," and other hit films discusses Pacino's success, battle against alcoholism, unstable romances with actresses, and rivalry with Dustin Hoffman

Life on the Wire: The Life and Art of Al Pacino

D.I. Fine

Traces Connery's move from the slums of Scotland to the silver screen, where his determination to avoid typecasting has extended his career and qualified him as one of the great movie stars.

Sean Connery

Dutton

A biography of the director of the Beatles' twin smash hits, Help! and A Hard Day's Night, presents Lester's memories of directing the Fab Four and offers insights into his directing style.

The Man Who Framed the Beatles: A Biography of Richard Lester

Dutton Adult

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Steven Spielberg

A Life on the Wire: Al Pacino

Fast Fade: David Puttnam, Columbia Pictures, and the Battle for Hollywood

Fast Fade: David Puttnam, Columbia Pictures, and the Battle for Hollywood

Steven Spielberg

Sean Connery: Neither Shaken nor Stirred

Picture Shows: The Life and Films of Peter Bogdanovich (Limelight)

Life on the Wire: The Life and Art of Al Pacino

Sean Connery

The Man Who Framed the Beatles: A Biography of Richard Lester