Books of Motion picture producers and directors

  • Luis Bunuel
    By Raymond Durgnat

    Examines the work of one of the cinema's most important directors.

  • Peter Jackson: Film Director
    By Allan R. Kirk

    Simple biography of the life and career so far of a film director who is world famous now for his Lord of the Rings films.

  • Peter Jackson: A Film-maker's Journey
    By Brian Sibley

    A unique and personal account of the six-year quest to film The Lord of the Rings, with revealing insights into the award-winning directors life and films, including King Kong.

  • O equilíbrio das estrelas: filosofia e imagens no cinema de Walter Hugo Khouri
    By Pucci Júnior Pucci Jr.

    ... primeira parte da seqüência é um ataque de Hilda e do marido às pessoas de Marcelo e Lena ; confrontam - se um modo de vida seguro e o desajustamento destes últimos : Lena é censurada por não se casar e não ter filhos ; Marcelo , por ...

  • Hawks on Hawks
    By Joseph McBride, Howard Hawks

    This book shed new light on the personal concerns which Hawk brought to his films, bringing into clear focus the deeply ingrained ethical sense which enabled him to stamp his distinctive signature on what once appeared to casual moviegoers ...

  • Mr. Huston: Life, Death, and Making John Huston's Last Film
    By Nat Segaloff

    But only some of it. Now, after more than a quarter century, the full story can be told of the daily interactions of these famous egos struggling to finish their movie while being overshadowed by the one person who wasn't even in it.

  • The Culture and Philosophy of Ridley Scott
    By Adam Barkman, Ashley Barkman, Nancy Kang

    ... Scott, who usually works in the epic mode of Gladiator and Black Hawk Down, direct an intimate character piece about two LA ... The Ridley Scott Encyclopedia (Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 2009), 15: Kekes, Enjoyment, 80. 16: See Daniel M ...

  • George Lucas: The Creative Impulse : Lucasfilm's First Twenty Years
    By Charles Champlin

    Forewords by Steven Spielberg and Francis Coppola inform a retrospective study of the film career of George Lucas, to the present, including a complete filmography and examining Lucas's pioneering contributions to the entertainment field.

  • Tim Burton
    By Jim Smith, J. Clive Matthews

    Featuring a range of old and new interviews with key figures, contemporary criticism, and a look at Burton's forgotten piece, Luau, this authoritative guide is a crucial release for Burton fans and anyone interested in the creation of ...

  • The Cinema of Ken Loach: Art in the Service of the People
    By Jacob Leigh

    ... Big Picture , Small Screen : The Relations Between Film and Television . Luton : University of Luton Press , 47-75 . Barry , M. ( 1960 ) The Television Playwright . London : Michael Joseph . ( 1992 ) From the Palace to the Grove ...

  • Screen Epiphanies: Filmmakers on the Films that Inspired Them
    By Geoffrey Macnab

    Beautifully illustrated with images from the films discussed, Screen Epiphanies is a thought-provoking and often moving insight into the creative process and the way in which artists are inspired by each other's work, but also into the ...

  • Hollywood Producers Directory
    By Jesse Douma, Dinah Perez

    With over 2,500 listings for Industry insiders, this targeted reference book features: * Detailed contact information, including phone numbers and street and email addresses * Crucial details for submitting your screenplay to specific ...

  • Conversations with Wilder
    By Cameron Crowe

    The renowned director talks to Cameron Crowe about 30 years at the very heart of Hollywood. Wilder's distinct voice provides a fascinating insider's view of the film industry past and present.

  • The Art of David Lean: A Textual Analysis of Audio-visual Structure
    By Catherine Moraitis

    The Art of David Lean: A Textual Analysis of Audio-visual Structure

  • A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies
    By Martin Scorsese, Michael Henry Wilson

    This account of American films is balanced between subjective enthusiasm and objective analysis. Scorsese starts from his own childhood love affair with the cinema, when he discovered King Vidor's Dual in the Sun as a boy.

  • Who the Devil Made it: Conversations with Robert Aldrich [and Others]
    By Peter Bogdanovich

    Who the Devil Made it: Conversations with Robert Aldrich [and Others]

  • American Film Directors: The World as They See it
    By Lloyd, Ronald Friedland

    Examines the work of six major American film directors and, more briefly, several newer directors.

  • American Film Directors: The World as They See it
    By Ronald Friedland

    Examines the work of six major American film directors and, more briefly, several newer directors.

  • The Art of Directing: A Concise Dictionary of France's Film Directors
    By Marcelline Block, Felicity Chaplin, Michaël Abecassis

    This book is intended as a reference resource for students, scholars, and academics as well as film lovers, who will find both biographical and filmographic references, allowing them to gain an understanding in a nutshell of a particular ...

  • Direktør Lau Lauritzen: 2. del af historien om filmmanden Lau Lauritzen junior og ASA Film
    By Paw Kåre Pedersen

    ... mand. Han var veloplagt og i fin form og lavede filmen på sin rutine, og selvom han på ingen måde negligerede arbejdet, så gik han samtidig let på jorden. Filmens mange udendørs optagelser fandt næsten alle sted i Rude skov ... mand at stå ...