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A career-spanning retrospective of one of the most successful British filmmakers in Hollywoods history.

(Hardback)

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A fascinating re-examination of a famously volatile and much misunderstood Hollywood maestro.

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Billy Wilder (USA, 1906-2002) is an undisputed master of American comedy, taking situation comedy to the edge of the absurd in Some Like it Hot (1959). But he also made pessimistic melodramas such as Sunset Boulevard (1950), in which Gloria Swanson gives a moving performance as a fallen star, and a few fine examples of film noir, such as Double Ind

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Offers a memoir of a suburban boy, who's creative life spent turning dreams into celluloid, and money into light.

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The twelve basic principles of animation are covered along with the different techniques available and helpful exercises.

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Offers a look at screen legends ranging from D W Griffith and Charlie Chaplin to Martin Scorcese and the Coen Brothers. This book helps to discover that Alfred Hitchcock lost his belly button during abdominal surgery; he loved to shock his leading ladies by pulling up his shirt and revealing his curiously smooth belly.