{"product_id":"conversations-with-the-great-moviemakers-of-hollywoods-golden-age-at-the-american-film-institute-paperback","title":"Conversations with the Great Moviemakers of Hollywood's Golden Age at the American Film Institute - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorge Jr. Stevens\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE OF \u003ci\u003eTHE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER\u003c\/i\u003e'S 100 GREATEST FILM BOOKS OF ALL TIME - The first book to bring together interviews of master moviemakers from the American Film Institute's renowned seminars, \u003ci\u003eConversations with the Great Moviemakers, \u003c\/i\u003e offers an unmatched history of American cinema in the words of its greatest practitioners.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Here are the incomparable directors Frank Capra, Elia Kazan, King Vidor, David Lean, Fritz Lang (\"I learned only from bad films\"), William Wyler, and George Stevens; renowned producers and cinematographers; celebrated screenwriters Ray Bradbury and Ernest Lehman; as well as the immortal Ingmar Bergman and Federico Fellini (\"Making a movie is a mathematical operation. It's absolutely impossible to improvise\"). Taken together, these conversations offer uniquely intimate access to the thinking, the wisdom, and the genius of cinema's most talented pioneers.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorge Stevens, Jr., is an award-winning writer, director, and producer, and founder of the American Film Institute. He has received eleven Emmys, two Peabody Awards, and seven Writers Guild of America Awards for his television productions, including the annual \u003ci\u003eKennedy Center Honors\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Murder of Mary Phagan\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSeparate but Equal\u003c\/i\u003e. His production \u003ci\u003eThe Thin Red Line\u003c\/i\u003e was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including best picture. He worked with his father, acclaimed director George Stevens, on his productions of\u003ci\u003e Shane\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGiant\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Diary of Anne Frank\u003c\/i\u003e and in 1962 was named head of the United States Information Agency's motion picture division by Edward R. Murrow. Stevens was director of the AFI from 1967 until 1980, before returning to film and television production. He lives in Washington, D.C.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 736\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 8 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 13, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44795370766438,"sku":"9781400033140","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/uQAlIFR3-b9781400033140.webp?v=1771156475","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/conversations-with-the-great-moviemakers-of-hollywoods-golden-age-at-the-american-film-institute-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}