1990s
adaptations
albert brooks
backstory
barbara turner
barry levinson
behind the scenes
biographical
career
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collaborative projects
contemporary
david koepp
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eric roth
fictional works
jean claude carriere
john hughes
john sayles
movie writers
nonfiction
nora ephron
personal interviews
pop culture
popular movies
popular television
richard lagravenese
ronald harwood
rudy wurlitzer
screenwriters
stage plays
television writers
tom stoppard
writing
Product details
- ISBN 9780520260399
- Weight: 454g
- Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 27 Oct 2009
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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Patrick McGilligan continues his celebrated interviews with exceptional screenwriters in Backstory 5, focusing on the 1990s. The thirteen featured writers--Albert Brooks, Jean-Claude Carriere, 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.
Patrick McGilligan, who teaches film at Marquette University, edited the previous four volumes of Backstory, all published by UC Press. He is the author of many books about film, including Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light and the New York Times Notable Book, George Cukor: A Double Life.
