| Bambi vs. Godzilla: On the Nature, Purpose, and Practice of the Movie Business Contributor(s): Mamet, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 1400034442 ISBN-13: 9781400034444 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $14.40 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2008 Annotation: Award-winning playwright and screenwriter David Mamet gives an exhilaratingly subversive inside look at Hollywood from the perspective of a filmmaker who has always played the game his own way. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism - Technology & Engineering | Telecommunications - Performing Arts | Film - Screenwriting |
| Dewey: 384.809 |
| LCCN: 2006020018 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.1" W x 7.9" (0.55 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From the Academy Award-nominated screenwriter and playwright: an exhilaratingly subversive inside look at Hollywood from a filmmaker who's always played by his own rules.
Who really reads the scripts at the film studios? How is a screenplay like a personals ad? Why are there so many producers listed in movie credits? And what on earth do those producers do anyway? Refreshingly unafraid to offend, Mamet provides hilarious, surprising, and refreshingly forthright answers to these and other questions about every aspect of filmmaking from concept to script to screen. A bracing, no-holds-barred examination of the strange contradictions of Tinseltown, Bambi vs. Godzilla dissects the movies with Mamet's signature style and wit. |