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Book SynopsisAward-winning screenwriters and filmmakers, including Ron Howard, Callie Khouri, Jonathan Demme, Ted Tally, Jenny Lumet, and Harold Ramis, discuss their careers and iconic films in these lively conversations transcribed from the acclaimed PBS series On St
Trade Review"[L]ively and star-studded. . . . the collection will have you adding flicks to your ever-growing Netflix queue." * Austin Monthly *
Table of Contents
- Foreword: Tips by James Franco
- Acknowledgments
- Biographies
- Introduction by Maya Perez
- 1. Creating Classic Characters
- A Conversation with Shane Black, David Milch, and Sydney Pollack, Moderated by Barry Josephson
- 2. Heroes and Antiheroes
- A Conversation with Paul Feig, Jenny Lumet, and Aline Brosh McKenna
- 3. ”In the name of my father and of the truth!”
- Up Close with Terry George
- Terry George on In the Name of the Father
- 4. ”Can it be done, father? Can a man change the stars?”
- A Conversation with Brian Helgeland, Moderated by Barbara Morgan
- 5. ”Attica! Attica!”
- Brian Helgeland Presents Frank Pierson with the Distinguished Screenwriter Award at the 2003 Austin Film Festival
- Robin Swicord on Dog Day Afternoon
- Up Close with Frank Pierson
- 6. ”Houston, we have a problem.”
- A Conversation with Ron Howard, Moderated by William Broyles Jr.
- A Conversation with Ron Howard, Jim Lovell, Sy Liebergot, John Aaron, Jerry Bostick, Michael Corenblith, Al Reinert, and William Broyles Jr., Moderated by Jane Sumner
- 7. ”If nobody loses their head, nobody will lose their head.”
- Up Close with Callie Khouri
- Callie Khouri on Thelma & Louise
- 8. ”It's Groundhog Day!”
- A Conversation with Harold Ramis, Moderated by Judd Apatow
- Danny Rubin on Groundhog Day
- 9. ”Have the lambs stopped screaming?”
- A Conversation with Jonathan Demme, Moderated by Paul Thomas Anderson
- Ron Nyswaner on Philadelphia
- A Conversation with Ted Tally, Moderated by Álvaro Rodríguez
- 10. ”I love the smell of napalm in the morning.”
- A Conversation with John Milius and Oliver Stone
- 11. ”I am Groot.”
- A Conversation with Michael Green, Ashley Miller, and Nicole Perlman, Moderated by Álvaro Rodríguez
- 12. ”Which story do you prefer?”
- Up Close with David Magee
- Afterword: Some Things I've Learned by Bill Wittliff
