The Star Makers: On Set with Hollywood's Greatest Directors

The Star Makers:
On Set with Hollywood's Greatest Directors
 Biographie Photographies
Auteurs: Bob Willoughby, Sydney Pollack

Date de sortie: octobre 2003
Broché 351 pages
Langue: anglais
Éditeur: Merrell
ISBN-10: 1858942330
ISBN-13: 978-1858942339 
Prix éditeur: 21,30 Euros
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Description:  This book collects Willoughby's candid photographs from the sets of various great films since the 1950s. Also included are filmographies of the directors with whom he has worked. As the subtitle indicates, he really has collaborated with many of the great cinema luminaries. Beginning with Vincente Minnelli (whose name is misspelled "Minelli" throughout), they include Orson Welles, William Wellman, George Stevens, Mike Nichols, William Wyler, Alfred Hitchcock, and others too numerous to mention. Willoughby passes along some old gossip about the behavior of some of the major stars and much trite commentary (e.g., "the first problem a new director must face is taking control"). Although there is a foreword by Sidney Pollack, there is no author's introduction to set the work in context. The most interesting aspect of this book is indisputably the photos (most of them black and white), many of which were shot in informal settings, showing directors and actors in seemingly unguarded moments. This is basically a coffee-table book for browsers and as such is recommended only for very inclusive general collections.-Roy Liebman, California State Univ. Lib., Los Angeles Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.