SCREENWRITERS : America's Storytellers in Portrait - Hardcover

Helena Lumme; Mika Manninen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1883318181 ISBN 13: 9781883318185

Publisher: ANGEL CITY PRESS, 2000

Synopsis

Based on their major show at the Cannes Film Festival and the Academy of Motion Picture Art and Science, award winning authors Lumme and Manninen reveal the hidden talents behind Hollywood's most famous films. Forty-eight leading screenwriters are introduced in brilliant portrait photography and their own revealing words. From Billy Wilder (Sunset Boulevard), Ernest Lehman (North By Northwest) and Robert Towne (The Firm) to Oliver Stone (Platoon), Nora Ephron (Sleepless In Seattle), Richard La Gravanese (Beloved) and Steven Zaillan (Schindler's List).

About this title

Synopsis:

Presents photographs and brief statements from 44 screenwriters, including 18 Oscar winners and 36 Oscar nominees. Those pictured include William Goldman, Buck Henry, Lawrence Kasdan, Oliver Stone, Robert Towne, and the Zucker brothers. Also includes a list of the novels, screenplays, and stage plays of each writer. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., P

About this edition

• Publisher: ANGEL CITY PRESS
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1883318181
• ISBN 13: 9781883318185
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 127