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Bambi vs. Godzilla: On the Nature, Purpose, and Practice of the Movie Business
In Bambi vs. Godzilla , David Mamet, the award-winning playwright and screenwriter, gives us an exhilaratingly subversive inside look at Hollywood from the perspective of a filmmaker who has always played the game his own way. Who really reads the scripts at the film studios? How is a screenplay like a personals ad? Whose opinion matters when revising a screenplay? Why are there so many producers listed in movie credits? And what the hell do those producers do, anyway? Refreshingly unafraid to offend, Mamet...
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Bambi vs. Godzilla (On the Nature, Purpose, And Practice of the Movie Business) (Hardcover)
Description A subversive, inside glimpse of the complex world of the film industry provides candid descriptions of every aspect of filmmaking, from initial concept, to script, to screen, covering topics that range from "How Scripts Got So Bad" to "Hollywood Manners," as well as his personal choices for favorite actor, favorite film, and more. 30,000 first printing. In this collection of essays and opinions, acclaimed playwright and screenwriter David Mamet rails against the excess, follies, and preposterousness...
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Bambi Vs. Godzilla (on The Nature, Purpose, And Practice Of The Movie Business) (hardcover)
A Subversive, Inside Glimpse Of The Complex World Of The Film Industry Provides Candid Descriptions Of Every Aspect Of Filmmaking, From Initial Concept, To Script, To Screen, Covering Topics That Range From "how Scripts Got So Bad" To "hollywood Manners," As Well As His Personal Choices For Favorite Actor, Favorite Film, And More. 30,000 First Printing. - By David Mamet - Hardcover
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Bambi vs. Godzilla: On the Nature, Purpose, And Practice of the Movie Business
A subversive, inside glimpse of the complex world of the film industry provides candid descriptions of every aspect of filmmaking, from initial concept, to script, to screen, covering topics that range from "How Scripts Got So Bad" to "Hollywood Manners," as well as his personal choices for favorite actor, favorite film, and more. Reprint. 35,000 first printing.
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Bambi Vs. Godzilla: On the Nature, Purpose, and Practice of the Movie Business
"Mamet's a veteran screenwriter and director (currently producing The Unit for CBS), but that doesn't mean he has any great love for the industry — his Hollywood is the stereotypically corrupt and cutthroat world where screenwriters willingly change their stories to accommodate every stupid suggestion from producers, who are blatantly lining their own pockets, while stars bicker over who has the bigger trailer. But his stories are entertaining even when they're unsurprising, and though loosely organized...
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Bambi vs. Godzilla: On the Nature, Purpose, And Practice of the Movie Business
He covers topics ranging from “How Scripts Got So Bad” to the oxymoron of “Manners in Hollywood.” He takes us step-by-step through some of his favorite movie stunts and directorial tricks, and demonstrates that it is craft and crew, not stars and producers, that make great films. He tells us who his favorite actors and what his favorite movies are, who he thinks is the most perfect actor to grace the screen, and who he thinks should never have appeared there.
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Bambi vs. Godzilla: On the Nature, Purpose, and Practice of the Movie Business
Who really reads the scripts at the film studios? How is a screenplay like a personals ad? Why are there so many producers listed in movie credits? And what on earth do those producers do anyway? Refreshingly unafraid to offend, Mamet provides hilarious, surprising, and refreshingly forthright answers to these and other questions about every aspect of filmmaking from concept to script to screen. A bracing, no-holds-barred examination of the strange contradictions of Tinseltown, Bambi vs. Godzilla...
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Bambi vs. Godzilla: On the Nature, Purpose, and Practice of the Movie Business (Hardcover)
“ Bambi vs. Godzilla is far and away the best commentary on how movies are made thus far written by an American . . . Citing everyone from Aristotle to Preston Sturges’s The Lady Eve, Mamet demonstrates what works and what doesn’t in a movie narrative, while noting what does not work, as we have been witnessing for the last decade or so: statistically, in 1958, Hollywood turned out 2,000 films which listed in their credits 230 producers, while in 2003 Hollywood produced 240 films with 1,200 producers...
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Bambi vs. Godzilla: On the Nature, Purpose, and Practice of the Movie Business
In Bambi vs. Godzilla , David Mamet, the award-winning playwright and screenwriter, gives us an exhilaratingly subversive inside look at Hollywood from the perspective of a filmmaker who has always played the game his own way. Who really reads the scripts at the film studios? How is a screenplay like a personals ad? Whose opinion matters when revising a screenplay? Why are there so many producers listed in movie credits? And what the hell do those producers do, anyway? Refreshingly unafraid to offend, Mamet...
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Bambi vs. Godzilla (On the Nature, Purpose, And Practice of the Movie Business) (Hardcover)
Description A subversive, inside glimpse of the complex world of the film industry provides candid descriptions of every aspect of filmmaking, from initial concept, to script, to screen, covering topics that range from "How Scripts Got So Bad" to "Hollywood Manners," as well as his personal choices for favorite actor, favorite film, and more. 30,000 first printing. In this collection of essays and opinions, acclaimed playwright and screenwriter David Mamet rails against the excess, follies, and preposterousness...
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Bambi Vs. Godzilla (on The Nature, Purpose, And Practice Of The Movie Business) (hardcover)
A Subversive, Inside Glimpse Of The Complex World Of The Film Industry Provides Candid Descriptions Of Every Aspect Of Filmmaking, From Initial Concept, To Script, To Screen, Covering Topics That Range From "how Scripts Got So Bad" To "hollywood Manners," As Well As His Personal Choices For Favorite Actor, Favorite Film, And More. 30,000 First Printing. - By David Mamet - Hardcover
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Bambi vs. Godzilla: On the Nature, Purpose, And Practice of the Movie Business
A subversive, inside glimpse of the complex world of the film industry provides candid descriptions of every aspect of filmmaking, from initial concept, to script, to screen, covering topics that range from "How Scripts Got So Bad" to "Hollywood Manners," as well as his personal choices for favorite actor, favorite film, and more. Reprint. 35,000 first printing.
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Bambi Vs. Godzilla: On the Nature, Purpose, and Practice of the Movie Business
"Mamet's a veteran screenwriter and director (currently producing The Unit for CBS), but that doesn't mean he has any great love for the industry — his Hollywood is the stereotypically corrupt and cutthroat world where screenwriters willingly change their stories to accommodate every stupid suggestion from producers, who are blatantly lining their own pockets, while stars bicker over who has the bigger trailer. But his stories are entertaining even when they're unsurprising, and though loosely organized...
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