The Mind of the Modern Moviemaker: Twenty Conversations with the New Generation of Filmmakers

Authors: Horowitz, Joshua
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
BISAC/Subject: PER004000
ISBN: 9781440649493, Related ISBNs: 0452286816, 1440649499, 9780452286818, 9781440649493
Classification: Non-Fiction
Number of pages: 320,
Audience: General/trade
Synopsis: A revealing look at the influences and aspirations of today’s hottest filmmakers 

A new era has dawned in Hollywood, with a wave of innovative filmmakers redefining the art of big-screen entertainment for modern audiences. Entertainment journalist Josh Horowitz provides an in-depth look at twenty directors on the leading edge through a series of candid interviews.

Horowitz covers a full range of styles and sensibilities—revealing both the points of agreement and the sharp distinctions among this eclectic group:
* Kevin Smith’s do-it-yourself aesthetics in Clerks and Chasing Amy
* Michel Gondry’s surreal dreamscapes in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
* Trey Parker’s love of fart jokes in South Park
* How Jon Favreau’s teenage obsession with Dungeons & Dragons helped make Swingers
* Todd Philips’ journey from documentary filmmaker to box-office success with Old School

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