{"product_id":"a-life-in-movies-irwin-winkler-9781419735257","title":"A Life in Movies: Stories from 50 Years in Hollywood","description":"\u003cb\u003eA rollicking autobiography from the legendary producer of \u003ci\u003eGoodfellas\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRocky\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRaging Bull\u003c\/i\u003e, and an insider's account of making movies in Hollywood over half a century\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The list of films Irwin Winkler has produced in his more-than-fifty-year career is extraordinary: \u003ci\u003eRocky\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Goodfellas\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRaging Bull\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDe-Lovely\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Right Stuff\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCreed\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Irishman\u003c\/i\u003e. His films have been nominated for fifty-two Academy Awards, including five movies for Best Picture, and have won twelve. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eA Life in Movies\u003c\/i\u003e, his charming and insightful memoir, Winkler tells the stories of his career through his many films as a producer and then as a writer and director, charting the changes in Hollywood over the past decades. Winkler started in the famous William Morris mailroom and made his first film--starring Elvis--in the last days of the old studio system. Beginning in the late 1960s, and then for decades to come, he produced a string of provocative and influential films, making him one of the most critically lauded, prolific, and commercially successful producers of his era. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is an engrossing and candid book, a beguiling exploration of what it means to be a producer, including purchasing rights, developing scripts, casting actors, managing directors, editing film, and winning awards. Filled with tales of legendary and beloved films, as well as some not-so-legendary and forgotten ones, \u003ci\u003eA Life in Movies \u003c\/i\u003etakes readers behind the scenes and into the history of Hollywood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Irwin Winkler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 141973525X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781419735257\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harry N. Abrams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/10\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.50w x 0.80d","brand":"Irwin Winkler","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44072939356415,"sku":"9781419735257","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e82dd63d-4297-4b5d-8b10-17da87c93df4.jpg?v=1685444840","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-life-in-movies-irwin-winkler-9781419735257","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}