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    Watching Movies: The Biggest Names in Cinema Talk about the Films that Matter Most

    By Rick Lyman

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    About this ebook

    An inside look at how some of the biggest names in the film industry view their craft

    In this unique collection, New York Times film critic Rick Lyman sits down with notable directors, actors, screenwriters, cinematographers, and other film industry professionals to watch and discuss a movie that each person considers seminal or influential on his or her career.

    Steven Soderbergh on how All the President's Men influenced Erin Brockovich
    * Quentin Tarantino on The Golden Stallion
    * Ang Lee on Love Eternal
    * Denzel Washington on Ordinary People
    * Ron Howard on The Graduate
    and many more

    Each interviewee's character is revealed in the resulting essays, which deepen our appreciation of landmark films, and give us extraordinary insight into the process of filmmaking.

    Lyman enhances every essay with a brief biography, career history, and complete filmography of each of the subjects, which puts them in a historical and creative context.

    Drawn from the enormously popular series in The New York Times, Watching Movies will fascinate film students and curious moviegoers alike.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMacmillan Publishers
    Release dateMay 27, 2014
    ISBN9781466872127
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    Watching Movies: The Biggest Names in Cinema Talk about the Films that Matter Most
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    Rick Lyman

    Rick Lyman reported on the film industry for The New York Times, and was the longtime writer of the "Watching the Movies With" column. He retired from the New York Times in 2017.

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