Description
Book SynopsisWhat 1970s Hollywood filmmaker influenced Quentin Tarantino? How have contemporary Japanese horror films inspired Takashi Shimizu, director of the huge box office hit ""The Grudge""? This title offers answers to these questions, along with a behind-the-scenes look at filmmaking.
Trade Review"This delightful selection of interviews with important directors who have made significant contributions to film ranges from the 'old-timers' to the up-and-coming. In addition to gossipy bits of information, Dixon reveals the myriad ways people make theirway into the movie business and the ways that geniuses conceptualize their primary goal as director." -- Rebecca Bell-Metereau * author of Hollywood Androgyny *
"This delightful selection of interviews with important directors who have made significant contributions to film ranges from the 'old-timers' to the up-and-coming. In addition to gossipy bits of information, Dixon reveals the myriad ways people make theirway into the movie business and the ways that geniuses conceptualize their primary goal as director." -- Rebecca Bell-Metereau * author of Hollywood Androgyny *
Table of ContentsThe old masters
Ronald Neame (The horse's mouth, Tunes of glory, I could go on singing, The Poseidon adventure)
Val Guest (The Quatermass xperiment, Expresso bongo, Casino Royale)
Budd Boetticher (Buchanan rides alone, The killer is loose, Arruza)
Albert Maysles (Gimme shelter, Salesman, What's happening!, The Beatles in the U.S.A.)
Cult visions
Jack Hill (The big doll house, Coffy, Foxy Brown, Switchblade sisters)
Monte Hellman (The shooting, Two-lane blacktop)
Robert Downey, Sr. (Putney swope, Greaser's palace)
New voices
Takashi Shimizu (The grudge, The grudge 2)
Jamie Babbit (But I'm a cheerleader)
Bennett Miller (Capote)
Kasi Lemmons (Eve's Bayou)
