{"product_id":"making-movies-sidney-lumet-9780679756606","title":"Making Movies","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eONE OF \u003ci\u003eTHE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER\u003c\/i\u003e'S 100 GREATEST FILM BOOKS OF ALL TIME \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e- \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\"Invaluable.... I am sometimes asked if there is one book a filmgoer could read to learn more about how movies are made and what to look for while watching them. This is the book.\" --Roger Ebert, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy does a director choose a particular script? What must they do in order to keep actors fresh and truthful through take after take of a single scene? How do you stage a shootout--involving more than one hundred extras and three colliding taxis--in the heart of New York's diamond district? What does it take to keep the studio honchos happy? From the first rehearsal to the final screening, \u003ci\u003eMaking Movies\u003c\/i\u003e is a master's take, delivered with clarity, candor, and a wealth of anecdote. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For in this book, Sidney Lumet, one of our most consistently acclaimed directors, gives us both a professional memoir and a definitive guide to the art, craft, and business of the motion picture. Drawing on forty years of experience on movies that range from \u003ci\u003eLong Day's Journey into Night\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eNetwork\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Verdict\u003c\/i\u003e--and with such stars as Katharine Hepburn, Paul Newman, Marlon Brando, and Al Pacino--Lumet explains how painstaking labor and inspired split-second decisions can result in two hours of screen magic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sidney Lumet\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0679756604\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780679756606\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/19\/1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/19\/1996 pg. 40\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/19\/1996","brand":"Sidney Lumet","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44133681660159,"sku":"9780679756606","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1ab15bc2-18c7-48de-98eb-ee53c1026be3.jpg?v=1687487593","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/making-movies-sidney-lumet-9780679756606","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}