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The Futurist
The Life and Films of James Cameron
Written by Rebecca Keegan
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: December 15, 2009
Price: $24.00
With the release of Avatar, James Cameron cements his reputation as king of sci-fi and blockbuster filmmaking. It’s a distinction he’s long been building, through a directing career that includes such cinematic landmarks as The Terminator, Aliens, The Abyss, and the highest grossing movie of all time, Titanic.
The Futurist is the... Read more >
The Life and Films of James Cameron
Written by Rebecca Keegan
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: December 15, 2009
Price: $24.00
With the release of Avatar, James Cameron cements his reputation as king of sci-fi and blockbuster filmmaking. It’s a distinction he’s long been building, through a directing career that includes such cinematic landmarks as The Terminator, Aliens, The Abyss, and the highest grossing movie of all time, Titanic.
The Futurist is the... Read more >
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The Futurist
The Life and Films of James Cameron
Written by Rebecca Keegan
Format: eBook
On Sale: December 15, 2009
Price: $24.00
With the release of Avatar in December 2009, James Cameron cements his reputation as king of sci-fi and blockbuster filmmaking. It’s a distinction he’s long been building, through a directing career that includes such cinematic landmarks as The Terminator, Aliens, The Abyss, and the highest grossing movie of all time, Titanic... Read more >
The Life and Films of James Cameron
Written by Rebecca Keegan
Format: eBook
On Sale: December 15, 2009
Price: $24.00
With the release of Avatar in December 2009, James Cameron cements his reputation as king of sci-fi and blockbuster filmmaking. It’s a distinction he’s long been building, through a directing career that includes such cinematic landmarks as The Terminator, Aliens, The Abyss, and the highest grossing movie of all time, Titanic... Read more >
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How to Write a Selling Screenplay
Written by Christopher Keane
Format: eBook
On Sale: November 4, 2009
Price: $15.95
Christopher Keane has spent 20 years in the business, learning the truths--and the tricks--of writing a selling screenplay. In How to Write a Selling Screenplay, he takes writers through the entire process, from developing a story to finding the best agent. Using an annotated version of an often-optioned screenplay of his... Read more >
Written by Christopher Keane
Format: eBook
On Sale: November 4, 2009
Price: $15.95
Christopher Keane has spent 20 years in the business, learning the truths--and the tricks--of writing a selling screenplay. In How to Write a Selling Screenplay, he takes writers through the entire process, from developing a story to finding the best agent. Using an annotated version of an often-optioned screenplay of his... Read more >
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Free for All
Joe Papp, The Public, and the Greatest Theater Story Ever Told
Written by Kenneth Turan and Joseph Papp
Format: Hardcover, 608 pages
On Sale: November 3, 2009
Price: $39.95
Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan takes you behind the scenes at the Public Theater and tells the amazing story of how Joe Papp made American theatrical and cultural history.
Free for All is the irresistible oral history of the New York Shakespeare Festival and the Public Theater-two institutions that under... Read more >
Joe Papp, The Public, and the Greatest Theater Story Ever Told
Written by Kenneth Turan and Joseph Papp
Format: Hardcover, 608 pages
On Sale: November 3, 2009
Price: $39.95
Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan takes you behind the scenes at the Public Theater and tells the amazing story of how Joe Papp made American theatrical and cultural history.
Free for All is the irresistible oral history of the New York Shakespeare Festival and the Public Theater-two institutions that under... Read more >
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eBook.
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Free for All
Joe Papp, The Public, and the Greatest Theater Story Ever Told
Written by Kenneth Turan and Joseph Papp
Format: eBook, 648 pages
On Sale: November 3, 2009
Price: $39.95
Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan takes you behind the scenes at the Public Theater and tells the amazing story of how Joe Papp made American theatrical and cultural history.
Free for All is the irresistible oral history of the New York Shakespeare Festival and the Public Theater-two institutions that under... Read more >
Joe Papp, The Public, and the Greatest Theater Story Ever Told
Written by Kenneth Turan and Joseph Papp
Format: eBook, 648 pages
On Sale: November 3, 2009
Price: $39.95
Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan takes you behind the scenes at the Public Theater and tells the amazing story of how Joe Papp made American theatrical and cultural history.
Free for All is the irresistible oral history of the New York Shakespeare Festival and the Public Theater-two institutions that under... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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Somebody
The Reckless Life and Remarkable Career of Marlon Brando
Written by Stefan Kanfer
Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: November 3, 2009
Price: $16.00
Stefan Kanfer, acclaimed biographer of Lucille Ball and Groucho Marx, now gives us the definitive life of Marlon Brando, seamlessly intertwining the man and the work to give us a stunning and illuminating appraisal. Beginning with Brando’s turbulent childhood, Kanfer follows him to New York where he made his star-making Broadway... Read more >
The Reckless Life and Remarkable Career of Marlon Brando
Written by Stefan Kanfer
Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
On Sale: November 3, 2009
Price: $16.00
Stefan Kanfer, acclaimed biographer of Lucille Ball and Groucho Marx, now gives us the definitive life of Marlon Brando, seamlessly intertwining the man and the work to give us a stunning and illuminating appraisal. Beginning with Brando’s turbulent childhood, Kanfer follows him to New York where he made his star-making Broadway... Read more >
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The As It Happens Files
Radio That May Contain Nuts
Written by Mary Lou Finlay
Format: eBook
On Sale: October 27, 2009
Price: $
In the tradition of Peter Gzowski’s The Morningside Papers comes a book that celebrates the great stories and personalities behind As It Happens.
For eight years, Mary Lou Finlay had the pleasure of being the co-host of one of CBC Radio’s most enduring institutions. On any given day she and Barbara Budd... Read more >
Radio That May Contain Nuts
Written by Mary Lou Finlay
Format: eBook
On Sale: October 27, 2009
Price: $
In the tradition of Peter Gzowski’s The Morningside Papers comes a book that celebrates the great stories and personalities behind As It Happens.
For eight years, Mary Lou Finlay had the pleasure of being the co-host of one of CBC Radio’s most enduring institutions. On any given day she and Barbara Budd... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover and a
trade paperback.
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The As It Happens Files
Radio That May Contain Nuts
Written by Mary Lou Finlay
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: October 27, 2009
Price: $16.50
In the tradition of Peter Gzowski’s The Morningside Papers comes a book that celebrates the great stories and personalities behind As It Happens.
For eight years, Mary Lou Finlay had the pleasure of being the co-host of one of CBC Radio’s most enduring institutions. On any given day she and Barbara Budd... Read more >
Radio That May Contain Nuts
Written by Mary Lou Finlay
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: October 27, 2009
Price: $16.50
In the tradition of Peter Gzowski’s The Morningside Papers comes a book that celebrates the great stories and personalities behind As It Happens.
For eight years, Mary Lou Finlay had the pleasure of being the co-host of one of CBC Radio’s most enduring institutions. On any given day she and Barbara Budd... Read more >
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Robert Altman
The Oral Biography
Written by Mitchell Zuckoff
Format: Hardcover, 576 pages
On Sale: October 20, 2009
Price: $35.00
Robert Altman—visionary director, hard-partying hedonist, eccentric family man, Hollywood legend—comes roaring to life in this rollicking cinematic biography, told in a chorus of voices that can only be called Altmanesque.
His outsized life and unique career are revealed as never before: here are the words of his family and friends, and a... Read more >
The Oral Biography
Written by Mitchell Zuckoff
Format: Hardcover, 576 pages
On Sale: October 20, 2009
Price: $35.00
Robert Altman—visionary director, hard-partying hedonist, eccentric family man, Hollywood legend—comes roaring to life in this rollicking cinematic biography, told in a chorus of voices that can only be called Altmanesque.
His outsized life and unique career are revealed as never before: here are the words of his family and friends, and a... Read more >
Also available as an
abridged audio CD,
abridged audiobook download,
unabridged audiobook download and an
eBook.
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Robert Altman
The Oral Biography
Written by Mitchell Zuckoff
Read by Various
Format: Abridged Compact Disc
On Sale: October 20, 2009
Price: $30.00
Robert Altman—visionary director, hard-partying hedonist, eccentric family man, Hollywood legend—comes roaring to life in this rollicking cinematic biography, told in a chorus of voices that can only be called Altmanesque.
His outsized life and unique career are revealed as never before: here are the words of his family and friends, and a... Read more >
The Oral Biography
Written by Mitchell Zuckoff
Read by Various
Format: Abridged Compact Disc
On Sale: October 20, 2009
Price: $30.00
Robert Altman—visionary director, hard-partying hedonist, eccentric family man, Hollywood legend—comes roaring to life in this rollicking cinematic biography, told in a chorus of voices that can only be called Altmanesque.
His outsized life and unique career are revealed as never before: here are the words of his family and friends, and a... Read more >
Also available as an
abridged audiobook download,
unabridged audiobook download,
eBook and a
hardcover.
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Robert Altman
The Oral Biography
Written by Mitchell Zuckoff
Read by Various
Format: Abridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: October 20, 2009
Price: $17.50
Robert Altman—visionary director, hard-partying hedonist, eccentric family man, Hollywood legend—comes roaring to life in this rollicking cinematic biography, told in a chorus of voices that can only be called Altmanesque.
His outsized life and unique career are revealed as never before: here are the words of his family and friends, and a... Read more >
The Oral Biography
Written by Mitchell Zuckoff
Read by Various
Format: Abridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: October 20, 2009
Price: $17.50
Robert Altman—visionary director, hard-partying hedonist, eccentric family man, Hollywood legend—comes roaring to life in this rollicking cinematic biography, told in a chorus of voices that can only be called Altmanesque.
His outsized life and unique career are revealed as never before: here are the words of his family and friends, and a... Read more >
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Robert Altman
Written by Mitchell Zuckoff
Format: eBook, 576 pages
On Sale: October 20, 2009
Price: $35.00
Robert Altman—visionary director, hard-partying hedonist, eccentric family man, Hollywood legend—comes roaring to life in this rollicking cinematic biography, told in a chorus of voices that can only be called Altmanesque.
His outsized life and unique career are revealed as never before: here are the words of his family and friends, and a... Read more >
Written by Mitchell Zuckoff
Format: eBook, 576 pages
On Sale: October 20, 2009
Price: $35.00
Robert Altman—visionary director, hard-partying hedonist, eccentric family man, Hollywood legend—comes roaring to life in this rollicking cinematic biography, told in a chorus of voices that can only be called Altmanesque.
His outsized life and unique career are revealed as never before: here are the words of his family and friends, and a... Read more >
Also available as an
abridged audio CD,
abridged audiobook download,
unabridged audiobook download and a
hardcover.
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Robert Altman
The Oral Biography
Written by Mitchell Zuckoff
Read by Various
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: October 20, 2009
Price: $27.50
Robert Altman—visionary director, hard-partying hedonist, eccentric family man, Hollywood legend—comes roaring to life in this rollicking cinematic biography, told in a chorus of voices that can only be called Altmanesque.
His outsized life and unique career are revealed as never before: here are the words of his family and friends, and a... Read more >
The Oral Biography
Written by Mitchell Zuckoff
Read by Various
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: October 20, 2009
Price: $27.50
Robert Altman—visionary director, hard-partying hedonist, eccentric family man, Hollywood legend—comes roaring to life in this rollicking cinematic biography, told in a chorus of voices that can only be called Altmanesque.
His outsized life and unique career are revealed as never before: here are the words of his family and friends, and a... Read more >
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Acting as a Business
Strategies for Success
Written by Brian O'Neil
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: October 6, 2009
Price: $15.00
An essential handbook for actors–a modern classic–in a newly updated edition.
Since its original publication, Acting as a Business has earned a reputation as an indispensable tool for working and aspiring actors. Avoiding the usual advice about persistence and luck, Brian O’Neil provides clear-cut guidelines that will give actors a solid knowledge... Read more >
Strategies for Success
Written by Brian O'Neil
Format: Trade Paperback, 192 pages
On Sale: October 6, 2009
Price: $15.00
An essential handbook for actors–a modern classic–in a newly updated edition.
Since its original publication, Acting as a Business has earned a reputation as an indispensable tool for working and aspiring actors. Avoiding the usual advice about persistence and luck, Brian O’Neil provides clear-cut guidelines that will give actors a solid knowledge... Read more >
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Four Screenplays
Studies in the American Screenplay
Written by Syd Field
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: September 30, 2009
Price: $17.00
In a field being transformed by technology, Syd Field shows you what works and why and how to find new ways to create a truly outstanding film using four extraordinary examples: Thelma & Louise, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, The Silence Of The Lambs, and Dances With Wolves.
From the Trade Paperback edition. Read more >
Studies in the American Screenplay
Written by Syd Field
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: September 30, 2009
Price: $17.00
In a field being transformed by technology, Syd Field shows you what works and why and how to find new ways to create a truly outstanding film using four extraordinary examples: Thelma & Louise, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, The Silence Of The Lambs, and Dances With Wolves.
From the Trade Paperback edition. Read more >
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The Second City Unscripted
Revolution and Revelation at the World-Famous Comedy Theater
Written by Mike Thomas
Format: eBook, 224 pages
On Sale: September 29, 2009
Price: $26.00
In 1959, a group of like-minded Chicagoans joined forces to open a hip new venue dedicated to coffee, cigarettes, conversation, and comedy. The result, a nightly cabaret featuring a troupe of inventive young actors skewering everything from politics to popular culture in witty, rapid-fire, improvised scenes, not only made delighted audiences... Read more >
Revolution and Revelation at the World-Famous Comedy Theater
Written by Mike Thomas
Format: eBook, 224 pages
On Sale: September 29, 2009
Price: $26.00
In 1959, a group of like-minded Chicagoans joined forces to open a hip new venue dedicated to coffee, cigarettes, conversation, and comedy. The result, a nightly cabaret featuring a troupe of inventive young actors skewering everything from politics to popular culture in witty, rapid-fire, improvised scenes, not only made delighted audiences... Read more >
Also available as a
hardcover.
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The Second City Unscripted
Revolution and Revelation at the World-Famous Comedy Theater
Written by Mike Thomas
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: September 29, 2009
Price: $26.00
In 1959, a group of like-minded Chicagoans joined forces to open a hip new venue dedicated to coffee, cigarettes, conversation, and comedy. The result, a nightly cabaret featuring a troupe of inventive young actors skewering everything from politics to popular culture in witty, rapid-fire, improvised scenes, not only made delighted audiences... Read more >
Revolution and Revelation at the World-Famous Comedy Theater
Written by Mike Thomas
Format: Hardcover, 288 pages
On Sale: September 29, 2009
Price: $26.00
In 1959, a group of like-minded Chicagoans joined forces to open a hip new venue dedicated to coffee, cigarettes, conversation, and comedy. The result, a nightly cabaret featuring a troupe of inventive young actors skewering everything from politics to popular culture in witty, rapid-fire, improvised scenes, not only made delighted audiences... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
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Acting in Young Hollywood
A Career Guide for Kids, Teens, and Adults Who Play Young Too
Written by Frederick Levy
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: September 22, 2009
Price: $18.99
"Frederick has created an indispensable guide for young actors, just as Frederick himself is an indispensable guide for so many kids and adults working in Hollywood."
—Ken Baumann, actor, The Secret Life of the American Teenager
"Acting in Young Hollywood is a book that every aspiring actor and their parents should read. It... Read more >
A Career Guide for Kids, Teens, and Adults Who Play Young Too
Written by Frederick Levy
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: September 22, 2009
Price: $18.99
"Frederick has created an indispensable guide for young actors, just as Frederick himself is an indispensable guide for so many kids and adults working in Hollywood."
—Ken Baumann, actor, The Secret Life of the American Teenager
"Acting in Young Hollywood is a book that every aspiring actor and their parents should read. It... Read more >
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Going to the Movies
A Personal Journey Through Four Decades of Modern Film
Written by Syd Field
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: September 16, 2009
Price: $16.00
Featuring insights ... analysis ... great films and filmmakers from “the most-sought-after screenwriting teacher in the world” (The Hollywood Reporter).
A life in film. An extraordinary career. An unforgettable story — from noted lecturer, teacher, and bestselling author Syd Field.
What makes a great movie great? ... An actor legendary? ... A screenplay extraordinary or just ordinary?... Read more >
A Personal Journey Through Four Decades of Modern Film
Written by Syd Field
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: September 16, 2009
Price: $16.00
Featuring insights ... analysis ... great films and filmmakers from “the most-sought-after screenwriting teacher in the world” (The Hollywood Reporter).
A life in film. An extraordinary career. An unforgettable story — from noted lecturer, teacher, and bestselling author Syd Field.
What makes a great movie great? ... An actor legendary? ... A screenplay extraordinary or just ordinary?... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Animation Development
From Pitch to Production
Written by David B. Levy
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: September 8, 2009
Price: $24.95
Whether a novice curious about the cartoon production process, a visual arts student who has not yet experienced that big break, or a seasoned professional looking for valuable insight, Animation Development is the go-to guide for creating the perfect pitch. David Levy has been through every aspect of the pitching process--preparation... Read more >
From Pitch to Production
Written by David B. Levy
Format: Trade Paperback, 256 pages
On Sale: September 8, 2009
Price: $24.95
Whether a novice curious about the cartoon production process, a visual arts student who has not yet experienced that big break, or a seasoned professional looking for valuable insight, Animation Development is the go-to guide for creating the perfect pitch. David Levy has been through every aspect of the pitching process--preparation... Read more >
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The Screenwriter's Problem Solver
How to Recognize, Identify, and Define Screenwriting Problems
Written by Syd Field
Format: eBook, 384 pages
On Sale: September 2, 2009
Price: $17.00
All writing is rewriting. But what do you change, and how do you change it? All screenplays have problems. They happened to Die Hard: With a Vengeance and Broken Arrow-and didn't get fixed, leaving the films flawed. They nearly shelved Platoon-until Oliver Stone rewrote the first ten pages and created a... Read more >
How to Recognize, Identify, and Define Screenwriting Problems
Written by Syd Field
Format: eBook, 384 pages
On Sale: September 2, 2009
Price: $17.00
All writing is rewriting. But what do you change, and how do you change it? All screenplays have problems. They happened to Die Hard: With a Vengeance and Broken Arrow-and didn't get fixed, leaving the films flawed. They nearly shelved Platoon-until Oliver Stone rewrote the first ten pages and created a... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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Chris Gore's Ultimate Film Festival Survival Guide, 4th edition
The Essential Companion for Filmmakers and Festival-Goers
Written by Chris Gore
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: September 1, 2009
Price: $19.99
The guerrilla guide to marketing and selling an indie film.
Some people are just there for the loot bags. But most of the people at a film festival are trying to market and sell an independent film. Don’t be just one of the horde. Use Chris Gore’s Ultimate Film Festival Survival Guide... Read more >
The Essential Companion for Filmmakers and Festival-Goers
Written by Chris Gore
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: September 1, 2009
Price: $19.99
The guerrilla guide to marketing and selling an indie film.
Some people are just there for the loot bags. But most of the people at a film festival are trying to market and sell an independent film. Don’t be just one of the horde. Use Chris Gore’s Ultimate Film Festival Survival Guide... Read more >
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Nobody's Perfect
Writings from The New Yorker
Written by Anthony Lane
Format: eBook
On Sale: August 19, 2009
Price: $17.95
Anthony Lane on Con Air—
“Advance word on Con Air said that it was all about an airplane with an unusually dangerous and potentially lethal load. Big deal. You should try the lunches they serve out of Newark. Compared with the chicken napalm I ate on my last flight, the men in... Read more >
Writings from The New Yorker
Written by Anthony Lane
Format: eBook
On Sale: August 19, 2009
Price: $17.95
Anthony Lane on Con Air—
“Advance word on Con Air said that it was all about an airplane with an unusually dangerous and potentially lethal load. Big deal. You should try the lunches they serve out of Newark. Compared with the chicken napalm I ate on my last flight, the men in... Read more >
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trade paperback.
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The Reel Civil War
Mythmaking in American Film
Written by Bruce Chadwick
Format: eBook
On Sale: August 19, 2009
Price: $15.00
More movies have been produced about the Civil War than about any other aspect of American history. From 1903 (Uncle Tom’s Cabin) to the present, film studios have released more than eight hundred silent and sound pictures about the nation’s most cataclysmic event. In this wonderfully comprehensive study, Bruce Chadwick first... Read more >
Mythmaking in American Film
Written by Bruce Chadwick
Format: eBook
On Sale: August 19, 2009
Price: $15.00
More movies have been produced about the Civil War than about any other aspect of American history. From 1903 (Uncle Tom’s Cabin) to the present, film studios have released more than eight hundred silent and sound pictures about the nation’s most cataclysmic event. In this wonderfully comprehensive study, Bruce Chadwick first... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
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The Spanish Prisoner and The Winslow Boy
Two Screenplays
Written by David Mamet
Format: eBook
On Sale: August 19, 2009
Price: $13.95
THE SPANISH PRISONER
"Elegant, entertaining. . . . Mamet's craftiest and most satisfying cinematic puzzle." --The New York Times
THE WINSLOW BOY
"One of the most subtly compelling love stories of the year." --The New York Observer
Pulitzer Prize winner David Mamet ranks among the century's most influential writers for stage and screen. His dialogue--abrasive... Read more >
Two Screenplays
Written by David Mamet
Format: eBook
On Sale: August 19, 2009
Price: $13.95
THE SPANISH PRISONER
"Elegant, entertaining. . . . Mamet's craftiest and most satisfying cinematic puzzle." --The New York Times
THE WINSLOW BOY
"One of the most subtly compelling love stories of the year." --The New York Observer
Pulitzer Prize winner David Mamet ranks among the century's most influential writers for stage and screen. His dialogue--abrasive... Read more >
Also available as a
trade paperback.
