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More copies of this ISBNThe Best American Movie Writing (Best American Movie Writing)by John Landis
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:The Best Movie Writing 2001 is dedicated to collecting the best writing about our most influential medium, our most popular, evocative and hotly debated art and mode of storytelling, and includes several new features: introductions of each piece by the guest editor; comments by the contributors on their pieces: and a catalog of America's most important movie magazines. Discussions are not limited to individual films, actors and directors but range from the racial politics of Gone With the Wind to the protest surrounding the 1999 adaptation of the book American Psycho; from how the MPAA rates independent films, to the battle between proponents of film and the new digital technology. Includes selections from Ian Buruma, Molly Haskell, Michael Herr, John Irving, Lawrence Kasdan, Jack Kerouac, Stuart Klawans, Stanley Kubric, and others. Synopsis:From the racial politics of "Gone with the Wind" to the protest surrounding the 1999 adaptation of the book "American Psycho, " this annual anthology is dedicated to collecting the best writing about America's most influential medium.
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