Tough as nails : the life and films of Richard Brooks /
Called "God's angry man" for his unyielding demands in pursuit of personal and artistic freedom, Oscar-winning filmmaker Richard Brooks brought us some of the mid-twentieth century's most iconic films, including Blackboard Jungle, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Elmer Gantry, In Cold Bloo...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Madison, Wis. :
University of Wisconsin Press,
©2011.
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Colección: | Wisconsin film studies.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Hollywood by way of Philadelphia
- Writing movies at home and at war
- Swell guys, brutes, and the blacklist
- In the director's chair at MGM. Crisis ; The light touch ; Deadline--U.S.A. ; Battle circus ; Take the high ground! ; Flame and the flesh ; The last time I saw Paris
- Writing and rocking around the clock. Blackboard jungle ; The last hunt ; The catered affair
- Taking literature from page to screen. Something of value ; The brothers Karamazov ; Cat on a hot tin roof
- Independence and that old-time religion. Elmer Gantry
- Two hits and one major miss. Sweet bird of youth ; Lord Jim ; The professionals
- A journey into Capote country. In cold blood
- On marriage, larceny, and America's beauty. The happy ending ; $ ; Bite the bullet
- New directions and two wrong turns. Looking for Mr. Goodbar ; Wrong is right ; Fever pitch.