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OverviewIn 1983, visionary film director John Cassavetes asked journalist Michael Ventura to write an on-set diary of the making of his film, Love Streams. The resulting book is an intimate portrait of Cassavetes, and a unique insight into his filmmaking philosophy. It details the creation of Cassavetes' final film before his death - shot by shot, crisis by crisis. The book is packed with insider details and anecdotes about Cassavetes, his actors and his Hollywood peers. It is an essential read for students, filmmakers, film historians and all fans of contemporary cinema. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Michael VenturaPublisher: Oldcastle Books Ltd Imprint: Kamera Books Dimensions: Width: 15.30cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.501kg ISBN: 9781842432280ISBN 10: 1842432281 Pages: 320 Publication Date: 20 June 2007 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviewsMichael Ventura's stunning Cassavetes Directs - a caustic and boisterously detailed cine-biography -- David Jenkins * Vertigo Magazine Volume 3 * Author InformationMichael Ventura wrote and directed the documentary I'm Almost Not Crazy: John Cassavetes, the Man and His Work, and was curator of the Sundance Festival's 1989 Cassavetes retrospective. His screenwriting credits include Echo Park, directed by Robert Dornhelm. As a journalist, Ventura has received a USA PEN award, a Los Angeles Press Club award and the Upton Sinclair Award. He has published three novels and several books of non-fiction. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |