James, a musician of eminence and considerable experience, details his relationship with Chaplin from their auspicious first meeting to his frequent visits to Switzerland when he lived each day at the
Examines the work of Yvonne Rainer, an avante-garde filmmaker with film credits covering over 20 years. Green's attention falls specifically on Rainer's treatment of gender and multiculture issues. An
In David Lynch: Beautiful Dark, author Greg Olson explores the surreal intricacies of the director's unique visual and visceral style not only in his full-length films but also his early forays into p
Sonya Levien left behind a glittering record of credits and awards that will never be equaled. She possessed a remarkable ability to adapt stories, plays, and novels into entertaining, filmable movie
John Woo is widely regarded as a master action director, but scant attention has been paid to the manner in which Woo's films reflect the director's religious and ethical concerns. Between the Bullets
Worms in the Winecup is the extraordinarily hard-hitting autobiography of John Bright, a screenplay writer who built his major reputation with his first Hollywood script, Public Enemy, the classic gan
Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger successfully collaborated on 16 films over a period of 15 years, most often with their identities united as the Archers. To their credit are such classics asBlack
Drawing partly on his 1989 interview with Carpenter, Seattle-based lawyer, teacher, and writer Cumbow analyzes his films to tease out a vision of profound but unexpected order in the universe. He cons
Chase (1894-1940) landed in Los Angeles in 1912, at the birth of the film industry, and became a major shaping force as writer, director, and actor. The biography traces his career through several stu
Balances the usual emphasis on Lewis' contribution to film noir by giving equal attention to his early grade-B westerns and to the episodes of The Rifleman and Gunsmoke television series he dire
Winters (a two-time Oscar winner) reflects on his career as a film editor, beginning with his earliest days when film was still snapped by hand. Focusing on the techniques of editing rather than on t
Charles G. Clarke (1899-1983) was a prolific Hollywood cinematographer from the 1920s through the early 1960s. His autobiography is filled with unique anecdotes and personal observations on those with
In this captivating memoir, OscarR-winning cinematographer Oswald ("Ossie") Morris looks back over his 58-film career as Director of Photography for such front rank directors as John Huston, Carol Ree
