They Made the Movies (eBook)

Conversations with Great Filmmakers

James Bawden, Ron Miller (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2023
392 Seiten
The University Press of Kentucky (Verlag)
978-0-8131-9753-1 (ISBN)

Infos

For decades, James Bawden and Ron Miller have established themselves as maestros of provocative interviews, giving fans unmatched insights into the lives of Hollywood A-listers. In their fourth collection, the authors pay tribute to film pioneers who lit up Tinseltown from the 1930s through the 1960s. They Made the Movies features conversations with legendary directors who created many of film's all-time classics, including Frank Capra (It's A Wonderful Life, 1946), Richard Fleischer (20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, 1954), Alfred Hitchcock (Psycho, 1960), Ralph Nelson (Lilies of the Field, 1963), Robert Wise (The Sound of Music, 1965), and Chuck Jones (How the Grinch Stole Christmas! 1966). Tantalizing firsthand details about many acclaimed films are revealed, such as the revelation of Mervyn LeRoy's first-choice of lead actress for The Wizard of Oz ("e;Shirley Temple . . . but Shirley couldn't sing like Judy [Garland]"e;), Billy Wilder's insights on directing ("e;You have to be a sycophant, a sadist, a nurse, a philosopher"e;), and how megaproducer Hal B. Wallis purchased an unproduced play titled Everybody Comes to Rick's and transformed it into Casablanca ("e;The part [of Sam] almost went to Lena Horne, but I thought she was too beautiful"e;). The authors also celebrate the contributions of marginalized filmmakers such as Ida Lupino, James Wong Howe, Oscar Micheaux, and Luis Valdez, who prevailed in Hollywood despite the discrimination they faced throughout their careers. They Made the Movies appeals to film and television enthusiasts of all ages.

Autor

James Bawden (1945–2021), a TV columnist for the Toronto Star, was renowned for his distinguished profiles of prominent actors and directors. He also wrote for Films in Review and numerous other cinema magazines. He is coauthor of Conversations with Classic Film Stars: Interviews from Hollywood's Golden Era, You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet: Interviews with Stars from Hollywood's Golden Era, and Conversations with Legendary Television Stars: Interviews from the First Fifty Years. Ron Miller served as a TV editor of the San Jose Mercury News from 1977 to1999, as a syndicated columnist for the Knight Ridder News Service, and as a former national president of the Television Critics Association. He is also a recipient of the National Headliner Award. He is coauthor of Conversations with Classic Film Stars: Interviews from Hollywood's Golden Era, You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet: Interviews with Stars from Hollywood's Golden Era, and Conversations with Legendary Television Stars: Interviews from the First Fifty Years.

Inhalt

Introduction: Who Are Those People Behind the Camera?
1. A Mega Producer: Hal Wallis
2. Michael Anderson
3. Hall Bartlett
4. Frank Capra
5. George Cukor
6. Delmer Daves
7. Edward Dmytrk
8. Philip Dunne
9. Richard Fleischer
10. John Frankenheimer
11. Michael Gordon
12. Henry Hathaway
13. Alfred Hitchcock
14. Chuck Jones
15. Stanley Kramer
16. Phillip Leacock
17. Mervyn LeRoy
18. Rouben Mamoulian
19. Delbert Mann
20. David Miller
21. Ronald Neame
22. Ralph Nelson
23. Frank Perry
24. Joseph Pevney
25. Irving Rapper
26. Michael Ritchie
27. Vincent Sherman
28. Ralph Thomas
29. King Vidor
30. Billy Wilder
31. Robert Wise
32. Hollywood's Golden Age Wasn't Always Pure Gold: Precious Few Women or Racial Minorities Got Directing Assignments in Those Years

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 10.10.2023
• Reihe/Serie: Screen Classics
• Reihe/Serie: Screen Classics
• Zusatzinfo: 96 b&w illustrations
• Verlagsort: Lexington
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
• Schlagworte: alice guy • delmar daves • Directors • Discrimination • Dorothy Arzner • Film • filmmaking • george cukor • Hollywood • Ivan Dixon • King Vidor • Lillian Gish • minority directors • Ossie Davis • Paul Robeson • philip dunne • Racism • Ralph Thomas • Stanley Kramer
• ISBN-10: 0-8131-9753-8 / 0813197538
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8131-9753-1 / 9780813197531