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Woody Allen on Woody Allen

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Hitchcock

François Truffaut, Alfred Hitchcock, Helen G. Scott · 311 pages

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Lynch on Lynch

David Lynch, Chris Rodley · 304 pages

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Conquest of the Useless: Reflections from the Making of Fitzcarraldo

Werner Herzog · 306 pages

One of the most revered filmmakers of our time, Werner Herzog wrote this diary during the making of Fitzcarraldo, the lavish 1982 film that tells the story of a would-be rubber baron who pulls a steamship over a hill in the Amazon jungle in order to access a rich rubber territory. Later, Herzog spoke of his difficulties when making the film, including casting problems, reshoots, language barriers,

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My Movie Business: A Memoir

John Irving · 176 pages

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Twilight Director's Notebook : The Story of How We Made the Movie Based on the Novel by Stephenie Meyer

Catherine Hardwicke · 163 pages

In this intimate book, readers will follow visionary director Catherine Hardwicke through the creative process that went into transforming Stephenie Meyer's breathtaking novel into box office gold. Discover the inside secrets on wardrobe, storyboard sketches, behind-the-scenes photographs, personal notes about Catherine's favorite scenes, and much more.

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The Kid Stays in the Picture

Robert Evans · 480 pages

An autobiographical account of the life and times of Robert Evans, Hollywood producer who worked on Love Story, Rosemary's Baby, The Godfather, Marathon Man, Chinatown The Cottonwood Club and many other films.

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Ayoade on Ayoade: A Cinematic Odyssey

Richard Ayoade · 320 pages

"Richard Ayoade - actor, writer, director, and amateur dentist - reflects on his cinematic legacy as only he can: in conversation with himself"--Publisher's description.

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Make Your Own Damn Movie!: Secrets of a Renegade Director

Lloyd Kaufman, Adam Jahnke, Trent Haaga · 329 pages

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Adventures in the Screen Trade

William Goldman · 425 pages

Includes an idea-to-film production case study of his short story, Da Vinci.

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An Unsuitable Boy

Karan Johar, Poonam Saxena · 352 pages

xiii, 216 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : 24 cm

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Stories I Only Tell My Friends

Rob Lowe · 344 pages

A teen idol at fifteen, an international icon and founder of the Brat Pack at twenty, and one of Hollywood's top stars to this day, Rob Lowe chronicles his experiences as a painfully misunderstood child actor in Ohio uprooted to the wild counterculture of mid-seventies Malibu, where he embarked on his unrelenting pursuit of a career in Hollywood.

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The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room, the Greatest Bad Movie Ever Made

Greg Sestero, Tom Bissell · 279 pages

"In 2003, an independent film called The Room--starring and written, produced, directed by a mysteriously wealthy social misfit of indeterminate age and origin named Tommy Wiseau--made its disastrous debut in Los Angeles. Described by one reviewer as "like getting stabbed in the head," the six-million-dollar film earned a grand total of $1800 at the box office and closed after two weeks. Ten years

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The Film Club: A True Story of a Father and Son

David Gilmour · 247 pages

"I loved David Gilmour's sleek, potent little memoir, The Film Club. It's so, so wise in the ways of fathers and sons, of movies and movie-goers, of love and loss." --- Richard Russo, Pulitzer Prize winning author of Empire Falls"If all sons had dads like David Gilmour, then Oedipus would be a forgotten legend and Father's Day would be a worldwide film festival."--Sean Wilsey, author of Oh

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Five Came Back: A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War

Mark Harris · 511 pages

Traces the World War II experiences of five legendary directors including John Ford, William Wyler, John Huston, Frank Capra and George Stevens to assess the transformative impact of the war and period beliefs on Hollywood. By the author of Pictures at a Revolution.

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The Making of The Empire Strikes Back

J.W. Rinzler · 361 pages

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The Lord of the Rings: Official Movie Guide

Brian Sibley · 120 pages

The mythos, landscapes and characters that Tolkien created are nothing short of spectacular, and it has taken four decades for cinema technology to reach the necessary level of sophistication to bring them to life. Now, Peter Jackson has accomplished the extraordinary feat of making three motion pictures simultaneously to capture Tolkien's vision in its entirety. For the past several years, Peter

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As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride

Cary Elwes, Joe Layden · 272 pages

From actor Cary Elwes, who played the iconic role of Westley in *The Princess Bride*, comes a first-person account and behind-the-scenes look at the making of the cult classic film filled with never-before-told stories, exclusive photographs, and interviews with costars Robin Wright, Wallace Shawn, Billy Crystal, Christopher Guest, and Mandy Patinkin, as well as author and screenwriter William Gol

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My Lunches with Orson

Henry Jaglom, Orson Welles · 306 pages

"There have long been rumors of a lost cache of tapes containing private conversations between Orson Welles and his friend the director Henry Jaglom, recorded over regular lunches in the years before Welles died. The tapes, gathering dust in a garage, did indeed exist, and this book reveals for the first time what they contain. Here is Welles as he has never been seen before: talking intimately, d

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