| Backstory 5: Interviews with Screenwriters of the 1990s Contributor(s): McGilligan, Patrick (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0520260392 ISBN-13: 9780520260399 Publisher: University of California Press OUR PRICE: $34.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | American - General - Performing Arts | Film - General - Performing Arts | Television - General |
| Dewey: 812.540 |
| LCCN: 2009028718 |
| Series: Backstory (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.9" W x 8.8" (0.95 lbs) 264 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Patrick McGilligan continues his celebrated interviews with exceptional screenwriters in Backstory 5, focusing on the 1990s. The thirteen featured writers-Albert Brooks, Jean-Claude Carrière, Nora Ephron, Ronald Harwood, John Hughes, David Koepp, Richard LaGravenese, Barry Levinson, Eric Roth, John Sayles, Tom Stoppard, Barbara Turner, and Rudy Wurlitzer-are not confined to the 1990s, but their engrossing, detailed, and richly personal stories create, in McGilligan's words, "a snapshot of a profession in motion." Emphasizing the craft of writing and the process of collaboration, this new volume looks at how Hollywood is changing to meet new economic and creative challenges. Backstory 5 explores how these writers come up with their ideas, how they go about adapting a stage play or work of fiction, how they organize and structure their work, and much more. |