Description |
xii, 341 pages ; 23 cm |
Contents |
50 Film Directors Talk About Their Craft. Michael Apted. John Badham. Paul Bartel. Martin Brest. James Cameron. Henning Carlsen. Gilbert Cates. Martha Coolidge. Joe Dante. Richard Donner. Taylor Hackford. Randa Haines. Amy Heckerling. Stephen Herek. Walter Hill. Arthur Hiller. Noel Howard. Harry Hurwitz. Norman Jewison. Phil Joanou. Roland Joffe. Gene Kelly. Irvin Kershner. Stanley Kramer. Mary Lambert. Barry Levinson. Garry Marshall. Mira Nair. Gregory Nava. Ronald Neame. Phillip Noyce. Robert Rodriguez. Michael Schultz. Joel Schumacher. Ridley Scott. George Sidney. Steven Soderbergh. Oliver Stone. Caroline Thompson. Mario Van Peebles. Melvin Van Peebles. Peter Wang. Wayne Wang. Keenen Ivory Wayans. Simon Wincer. Robert Wise. Che-Kirk Wong. John Woo. Robert M. Young. Edward Zwick |
Summary |
Michael Singer takes the reader on an inside look at the craft, the art, the passion and vision of directing as seen through the eyes of 50 great film directors. Candid, unrestrained conversations weave a personal, never-before-seen intimacy through each interview. Hailed by scholars and filmmakers alike, A Cut Above provides new insights into many classic films and reveals to the film buff and film student the sheer magnitude of these maverick filmmaker's impact on the motion picture industry. Each director profile includes a complete filmography |
Notes |
Includes filmographies |
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Also issued online |
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English |
Subject |
Motion picture producers and directors -- Interviews.
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Motion pictures -- Production and direction.
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LC no. |
98034631 |
ISBN |
1580650007 |
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