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1996年に放送作家を始めて、超一流の人たちと仕事をしてきました。（伝説の放送作家 腰山一生、古舘伊知郎など）能力平凡なぼくのなんてことない人生に大き

Im November 1974 bricht Werner Herzog zu einer Wanderung von München nach Paris auf. Sollte er die französische Hauptstadt erreichen - das ist seine feste Überzeugung -, würde die von ihm verehrte Filmhistorikerin Lotte Eisner am Leben bleiben. Vom Gehen im Eis ist eine große, zu Herzen gehende Meditation über Leben und Tod - ein Wortfilm, der neben den mehr als vierzig Spiel- und Dokumentarfilmen von Werner Herzog eine ganz eigene Ausstrahlung und Magie besitzt.

To some, she was the female Tarzan. To others, she was the sexiest pin-up of their teenage years. To the Coca-Cola Company, she was the way to liberate millions of dollars held hostage in Africa. But to executive producer Yoram Ben-Ami, she was the most complex and challenging motion picture he had ever made. Now, in My Adventure with Sheena, Queen of the Jungle, Ben-Ami tells about shooting the first major studio film made entirely in Africa, from dealing with a director who wouldn’t take “no” for an answer to a rhinoceros that wouldn’t take direction.  

Packed with interviews from director John Carpenter, screenwriter Bill Phillips, producer Richard Kobritz, stars Keith Gordon and Alexandra Paul, plus various members of the cast and crew including co-composer Alan Howarth and SFX artist Roy Arbogast, Hell Hath No Fury: The Making of Christine is a definitive look at the 1983 cinematic adaptation of Stephen King’s terrifying novel about the eponymous demonic Plymouth Fury and the obsessive teenage boy who loves her.

Lontano dalla grande distribuzione cinematografica, c'è un mondo di registi indipendenti che lavorano in silenzio, senza pretendere nulla, ostacolati dalla burocrazia e dalla mancanza di appoggi che non gli consentono di dedicarsi alla loro arte in santa pace. Tra loro c'è Marco Pollini, un regista indipendente veronese, proprietario di una piccola società di distribuzione, Ahora!, uno che i film li vuole fare comunque, nonostante tutto e tutti, persino contro il parere di sua moglie.

Можно смело утверждать, что XX век был веком режиссуры. Под влиянием режиссера, то есть организатора, педагога, творца, развивались театр и кинематограф. За прошедший век режиссура обогатилась многими выдающимися именами, среди которых немало наших соотечественников. Это К.С. Станиславский, С.М.

Удивительно, но до сих пор нет однозначного ответа на вопрос, когда, собственно появилась режиссура. Еще в 1890-х годах театральный режиссер был фигурой второстепенной и выполнял преимущественно административные функции. И вдруг в конце XIX столетия режиссер становится хозяином театра.

For more than three decades, director Ken Kwapis has charted a career full of exceptional movies and television, from seminal shows like The Office to beloved films like He’s Just Not That into You. He is among the most respected directors in show business, but getting there wasn’t easy. He struggled just like everyone else. With each triumph came the occasional faceplant. Using his background and inside knowledge, But What I Really Want to Do Is Direct tackles Hollywood myths through Ken’s highly entertaining experiences. 

Geboren wurde er 1935 in Brooklyn: mit sechzehn begann Woody Allen seine lebenslange künstlerische Karriere, als Witzeschreiber für Zeitungen. Schreiben sollte er auch später: Drehbücher, Theaterstücke, Storys für den New Yorker. Dazu kam bald eine Karriere als Stand-up-Comedian, als Schauspieler und dann als einer der bedeutendsten Regisseure unserer Zeit. Seit sechs Jahrzehnten steht Woody Allen vor und hinter der Kamera, macht er Filme, mehr als fünfzig sind es geworden.

Danny Plotnick showcases the history of Super 8 filmmaking in this must-listen audiobook. Super 8 offers a detailed look at the beloved medium - one not only embraced by suburban dads, the target audience of the format, but by the art world, punk rockers, and ultimately popular culture. Filmmakers who got their start in Super 8 include Robert Zemeckis, Jim Jarmusch, Todd Haynes, Sam Raimi, Wes Anderson, and Alex Gibney.

The history of the films, cartoons, toys, and more: The Back to the Future series is a timeless collection that is greatly revered by all audiences. The beauty of this audiobook by Brad Gilmore is that it doesn't present the history of the film as textbook information. Gilmore discusses these films from a place of passion and so effectively reveals how the history behind the movies is just as engaging as the films themselves. 

Hawk Koch is a renowned film producer who has served as president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He has produced some of the most iconic films of all time, including The Way We Were, Chinatown, Heaven Can Wait, Gorky Park, and Wayne’s World, among many others. He was born into the business, the son of legendary Howard W. Koch, who ran Frank Sinatra’s production company, was head of Paramount Studios, and was president of the Academy. Growing up, Hawk was dealt an immense amount of privilege.

In this follow-up to his first collection of essays - Shoot This One - television writer and producer Javier Grillo-Marxuach continues to overshare about his misadventures in the small screen to a degree that will make you fear for his future employment. The essays in Shoot That One offer both a tantalizing glimpse into the inner circles of the entertainment industry, as well a management lesson disguised as a juicy tell-all.

Barry Avrich - a self-made, Montreal-born film producer-director, flamboyant advertising executive, and legendary biographer and connector of moguls and stars. For over three decades, he has relentlessly produced films on some of the most notorious show-business titans and also found the time to market and promote feature films, concerts, and the biggest shows on Broadway.

Today's most acclaimed film directors reveal intimate behind-the-scenes details of their most influential work and their unique approaches to their art. In the companion to the Silver Plaque-winning Starz/Encore documentary series, this book offers interviews with 13 top filmmakers. Contains each director's filmography, complete listings of major awards, and cast credits for all films discussed.

Molding a Jurassic Universe is a collection of essays exploring the space where nostalgia and geek culture collide, all through the lens of Jurassic Park and the Jurassic Park franchise. The 21 essays muse on traumatized heroes, dinosaur martyrdom, the ethical implications of having a theme park full of extinct creatures brought back to life, cynicism as form and function in filmmaking, a shaving cream can as a foundation to worldbuilding, and more.

Get on TV!, Jacquie Jordan brings her expert advice straight to you - the entrepreneurs, experts, authors, and future reality stars looking to land a television spot....Jacquie Jordan has been involved in booking, supervising or producing over 10,000 television guests, as well as coaching countless people on how to get on air.

Ten years after the publication of With Nails, Richard E Grant’s brilliant memoir of his years in Hollywood, Macmillan Digital Audio are proud to be publishing Wah-Wah, the very personal diaries of his debut behind the camera, as writer and director of his autobiographical movie of the same...

A playfully critical journey through the Coen brothers' filmography From such cult hits as Raising Arizona (1987) and The Big Lebowski (1998) to major critical darlings Fargo (1996), No Country for Old Men (2007), and Inside Llewyn Davis (2013), Ethan and Joel Coen have cultivated a bleakly...

Músico, cantautor y director de teatro chileno, y procedente de una familia campesina de Ñuble, se convirtió en un referente internacional de la canción reivindicativa y de cantautor. Fue torturado y asesinado en el antiguo Estadio Chile (que después fue denominado Estadio Víctor Jara) por fuerzas represivas de la dictadura de Augusto Pinochet, poco después del golpe militar que derrocó al gobierno de Salvador Allende, el 11 de septiembre de 1973.