| Description |
320 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
The money and the power -- The Hollywood majors / Andrew Laskos -- The deal / David Pirie -- The new moguls / Mike Bygrave -- Confessions of a kid mogul / Robert Evans -- 'Independent' producers, independent distributors / Mitch Tuchman -- Promotion and release / B.J. Franklin -- The creators -- Stars and stardom / Paul Kerr -- Reflections of a star / Donald Sutherland -- Directors and directing / David Thomson -- The movie brats and beyond / Lynda Myles -- Confessions of a movie brat / Martin Scorsese -- Screenwriters and screenwriting / David Thomson -- A screenwriter on screenwriting / Robert Towne -- A screenwriter on screenwriting / Lorenzo Semple Jr. -- The craft -- Movies in production / Quentin Falk -- Special effects / John Fleming -- Film music and composers / Colin Vaines -- Stunts / John Fleming -- The product -- Anatomy of the movies all-time hit lists -- Westerns / Richard Combs -- Thrillers / Christopher Wicking -- Romance / Cynthia Rose -- Comedy / Dilys Powell -- Musicals / Geoff Brown -- Horror / Tom Milne -- Science fiction / John Fleming -- Action-adventure / Joel W. Finler -- Drama / Gilbert Adair -- Failures / David McGillivray |
| Summary |
A look at the inner workings of the movie industry, power structures, personalities, finances, and the process by which successful films reach the screen |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Subject |
Motion picture industry -- United States.
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| Author |
Pirie, David, 1946-
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| LC no. |
81003690 |
| ISBN |
0025975404 |
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