{"product_id":"life-in-movies-irwin-winkler-9781419734526","title":"A Life in Movies: Stories from 50 Years in Hollywood","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A lively memoir . . . a first-hand work of cinema history . . . the testament of a pivotal figure in American moviemaking.\" --Martin Scorsese\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe list of films \u003cb\u003eIrwin Winkler\u003c\/b\u003e has produced in his more-than-fifty-year career is extraordinary: Rocky, Goodfellas, Raging Bull, De-Lovely, The Right Stuff, Creed, and The Irishman. His films have been nominated for fifty-two Academy Awards, including five movies for Best Picture, and have won twelve.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinkler 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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\u003e takes readers behind the scenes and into the history of Hollywood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Charming and anecdote packed . . . popcorn for movie nerds.\" --\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A deftly written recollection of an eventful and happy life in a precarious and, frankly, insane business; a remarkably clear-eyed look behind the scenes of moviemaking.\" --Kevin Kline\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Irwin Winkler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1419734520\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781419734526\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 05\/07\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/25\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2019 pg. 91","brand":"Irwin Winkler","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43934772068607,"sku":"9781419734526","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_e7d212d5-d958-449a-aaaa-6e32289af535.jpg?v=1681415957","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/life-in-movies-irwin-winkler-9781419734526","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}