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Movie blockbusters
edited by Julian Stringer.
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2003; xi, 276 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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The movie business : the definitive guide to the legal and financial secrets of getting your movie made
Crabb, Kelly Charles, 1946-
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2005; xx, 504 p. ; 25 cm.
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Moviemakers' master class : private lessons from the world's foremost directors
Tirard, Laurent, 1967-
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2002; xvi, 215 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
From Scorsese and Lynch to Wenders and Godard, interviews with twenty of the world's greatest directors on how they make films--and why Each great filmmaker has a secret method to his moviemaking--but each of them is different. In Moviemaker Master Class, Laurent Tirard talks to twenty of today's most important filmmakers to get to the core of each director's approach to film, exploring the filmmaker's vision as well as his technique, while allowing each man to speak in his own voice. Martin Scorsese likes setting up each shot very precisely ahead of time--so that he has the opportunity to change it all if he sees the need. Lars Von Trier, on the other hand, refuses to think about a shot until the actual moment of filming. And Bernardo Bertolucci tries to dream his shots the night before; if that doesn't work, he roams the set alone with a viewfinder, imagining the scene before the actors and crew join him. In these interviews--which originally appeared in the French film magazine Studio and are being published here in English for the first time--enhanced by exceptional photographs of the directors at work, Laurent Tirard has succeeded in finding out what makes each filmmaker--and his films--so extraordinary, shedding light on both the process and the people behind great moviemaking. Among the other filmmakers included are Woody Allen, Tim Burton, Joel and Ethan Coen, and John Woo.
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The musical : a look at the American musical theater
Kislan, Richard.
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1995; ix, 310 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
This revised and expanded edition of Kislan's acclaimed study of America's musical theater includes a new section on "Recent Musical Theater: Issues and Problems." "The ancient union of drama and song, known as musical theater, comes in many forms - vaudeville, burlesque, comic opera, minstrels, etc. The author reviews these and other highlights of American musicals ... with a fascinating background on the elements that contribute to the success of a Showboat." - King Features * "Worth study by anyone who still thinks that the musical is a collection of songs." - The Stage
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My first movie : twenty celebrated directors talk about their first film
edited by Stephen Lowenstein.
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2002; xx, 458 p., [12] p. of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
In these vivid and revealing interviews, a diverse collection of filmmakers talk in extraordinary detail and with amazing candor about making their first films. Each chapter focuses on a director's celebrated debut and tells the inside story of the film's creation. Along the way, every aspect of the movie industry is explored-from writing the script and raising the money to casting the actors and assembling the crew, from shooting and editing to selling the movie and screening it. These interviews are not only memoirs of particular movies; each one is also an emotional journey in which the director relives the pain and elation, the comedy and tragedy, of making a first feature film.
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New Broadways : theatre across America : approaching a new millennium
Berkowitz, Gerald M.
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1997; ix, 269 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
In 1950, the terms "American theatre" and "Broadway" were virtually synonymous. As the new century begins, Broadway is only a small part of a vital, creative, and varied national theatrical scene. This lively and authoritative book combines a history of the many changes - the spread of regional and non-profit theatres, the rise of Off-Broadway and other alternatives, the decline of Broadway - with an analysis of their implications and the problems they have brought, a look at new audiences, the causes of failure, and the unexpected complications of success. Hardcover.
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The new radical theatre notebook
Sainer, Arthur.
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1997; xv, 493 p. ; 22 cm.
This book traces three tumultuous decades of avant-garde theatre in the U.S. It begins with the Living Theatre, and explores diverse ensembles such as The Open Theatre, The Performance Group, and Bread and Puppet Theatre. It also looks at the women's theatre movement, and examines the work of Robert Wilson, Meredith Monk, Richard Foreman and more. There are sections devoted to ritual concepts, theatre in the streets, radical participation of the spectator, workshops in prisons, spectacles such as the Greenwich Village Halloween Parade, and much more. This giant colloquium involves the people who changed the face of theatre from the '60s onward. Filled with photos, drawings, private notes and fliers, it is part ongoing history, part document, part journal, part complaint and part blessing.
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The New York Times book of Broadway : on the aisle for the unforgettable plays of the last century
edited and with an introduction by Ben Brantley.
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2001; xix, 268 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Ben Brantley, drama critic of The New York Times relives unforgettable Broadway and off-Broadway moments. Witness the night a star was born, a director's brilliant debut, a play that broke new ground, a musical that redefined the genre, and even a terrible play that ran for years. This entertaining, essential volume for anyone who loves Broadway will include a foreword from a major actor, a full introduction by Ben Brantley, drama critic of The Times, and his choice of 100 other most important plays of the twentieth century. Each of the best 100 will include the full, original New York Times review by the critic of the day such as Frank Rich, Brooks Atkinson, Walter Kerr, George S. Kaufman, Alexander Woolcott and others. Cast boxes, lavish photos and statistics about the productions will complete this authoritative volume about classic Broadway theater.
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The noir style
Silver, Alain, 1947-
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1999; 248 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.
Experts Silver and Ursini analyze the look of noir--its elements and their impact on this most American of film movements--revisiting the territory they made their own in their classic "Film Noir: An Encyclopedic Reference to the American Style."
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Notes on directing
Hauser, Frank, 1922-
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2003; xxvii, 126 p. ; 20 cm.
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Nothing is impossible : reflections on a new life
Reeve, Christopher, 1952-
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2002; xiii, 209 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
Featuring a new Afterword by Reeve himself, this uplifting "New York Times" bestseller offers candid reflections about coping with hardship, conquering self-doubt, and caring enough to live life fully.
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Off-Off-Broadway explosion : how provocative playwrights of the 1960s ignited a new American theater
Crespy, David Allison.
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2003; 192 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Crespy (theater, U. of Missouri-Columbia) examines the era of the dynamic off-off-Broadway theater of the 1960s. Included in his narrative account are stories and profiles of significant contributors to the movement, including theater owners Joe Cino and Al Carmines, and interviews with important playwrights, including Edward Albee, Sam Shepard, Lanford Wilson, Amiri Baraka, and Jean-Claude Van Italie. Foreword by Edward Albee. Illustrated with b&w photographs. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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