In this Book
- Backstory 5: Interviews with Screenwriters of the 1990s
- Book
- 2009
- Published by: University of California Press
summary
Patrick McGilligan continues his celebrated interviews with exceptional screenwriters in Backstory 5, focusing on the 1990s. The thirteen featured writers—Albert Brooks, Jean-Claude Carrière, 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.
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright, Dedication
- pp. iii-v
- Acknowledgements
- p. ix
- Introduction
- pp. 1-4
- Ronald Harwood: Imagination
- pp. 44-59
- John Hughes: Straight Outta Shermer
- pp. 60-70
- David Koepp: Sincerity
- pp. 71-89
- Barry Levinson: The Journey
- pp. 113-133
- Eric Roth: Pride of Authorship
- pp. 146-168
- John Sayles: The Nonconformist
- pp. 169-188
- Tom Stoppard: Adventures in Movies
- pp. 189-204
- Barbara Turner: Free Spirit
- pp. 205-220
- Rudy Wurlitzer: Questing
- pp. 221-234
- About the Contributors
- pp. 235-236
- General Index
- pp. 237-246
- Index of Films, Plays, and Books
- pp. 247-252
Additional Information
ISBN
9780520945470
Related ISBN(s)
9780520260399
MARC Record
OCLC
668193943
Pages
264
Launched on MUSE
2014-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No