This book examines the life and work of George Lucas, creator of Star Wars and Indiana Jones, and one of the most influential filmmakers of the past fifty years.
Motion picture producers and directors
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Author:Jones, Brian JaySummary: -
Author:McGilligan, PatrickSummary:A deeply textured and compelling biography of comedy giant Mel Brooks, covering his rags-to-riches life and triumphant career in television, films, and theater.
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Author:Leach, JimSummary: -
Author:Summary:The very first collection celebrating her work, Exovede in the Darkroom is a series of responses, critical and poetic, to Métis experimental filmmaker Rhayne Vermette's visually explosive and materially intimate practice. It was...
- Author:Rozzo, MarkSummary:
The stylish, wild story of the marriage of Dennis Hopper and Brooke Hayward--a tale of love, art, Hollywood, and heartbreak "Those years in the sixties when I was married to Dennis were the most wonderful and awful of my life....
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Author:ATTENBOROUGH, RichardSummary:Richard Attenborough and Diana Hawkins have been friends and colleagues for nearly 50 years.They have now teamed up to write this frank and funny account of their unlikely partnership and his extraordinary life. Attenborough is the...
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Author:Kotcheff, Ted, Young, JoshSummary:With six decades in show business, legendary director Ted Kotcheff looks back on his life
Born to immigrant parents and raised in the slums of Toronto during the Depression, Ted Kotcheff learned storytelling on the...
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Author:Vargas, Jose AntonioSummary:In this young readers' adaptation of his memoir, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and undocumented immigrant Jose Antonio Vargas tells his story, in light of the twelve million undocumented immigrants currently in the United States. By...
- Author:Polley, SarahSummary:
Alors qu'elle souffre depuis plusieurs années des séquelles d'une commotion cérébrale, Sarah Polley rencontre un médecin spécialiste qui lui recommande, pour guérir, de pratiquer les activités mêmes qui déclenchent ses...
- Author:Felber, Adam, Band, CharlesSummary:
In this revealing tell-all, Charles Band details the dizzying heights and catastrophic depths of his four decades in showbiz.
- Author:Stone, OliverSummary:
An intimate memoir by the controversial and outspoken, Oscar-winning director and screenwriter about his complicated New York childhood, volunteering for combat, and his struggles and triumphs making such films as Platoon, Midnight...
- Author:Lynch, DavidSummary:
Catching the Big Fish comes as a revelation to the legion of fans who have longed to better understand Lynch's personal vision. And it is equally compelling to those who wonder how they can nurture their own creativity. Catching Ideas....
- Author:Farrow, RonanSummary:
In a dramatic account of violence and espionage, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter Ronan Farrow exposes serial abusers and a cabal of powerful interests hell-bent on covering up the truth, at any cost. In 2017, a routine...
- Author:Stevens, DanaSummary:
In this genre-defying work of cultural history, the chief film critic of Slate places comedy legend and acclaimed filmmaker Buster Keaton's unique creative genius in the context of his time. Born the same year as the film industry...
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Author:TinneanSummary:It’s the height of the Depression, and people are desperate for a distraction from their lives. Film director Church Chetwood wants to help them forget — and he manages it with his documentaries and travelogues. But when the saber-tooth...
- Author:Kwapis, KenSummary:
For over three decades, director Ken Kwapis has charted a career full of exceptional movies and television, from seminal shows like The Office to beloved films like He's Just Not That Into You.He is among the most respected directors in...
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Author:Steven, PeterSummary:In Brink of Reality, Peter Steven examines the convergence of video-art and social-issue documentary, from the 1940s to the present. No other book has explored contemporary Canadian documentary so thoroughly, or provided as broad a view...
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Author:McFetridge, John, Albert, ScottSummary:It's spring in Toronto and the Hollywood movie crews are back. This is where art meets commerce full force. Instant communities are created, like summer camps for adults, with the cast and crews working long hours and always under...
- Author:Uslan, MichaelSummary:
In this memoir, Michael E. Uslan, executive producer of the Batman movie franchise, offers an insider's look at Hollywood and the process of how movies and television shows go from the drawing board to your screen.
- Author:Sonnenfeld, BarrySummary:
Constantly threatened with suicide by his over-protective mother, disillusioned by the father he worshiped, and abused by a demonic relative, Barry Sonnenfeld describes how he somehow went on to become one of Hollywood's most...
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