Billy wilder dissected human nature with a razorsharp wit in his movies, classics like the lost weekend, some like it hot, double indemnity, and sunset boulevard. Cameron crowe billy wilder is the world famous director of some like it hot and sunset boulevard. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Today on profiles we are talking about cameron crowe. In conversations with wilder, hollywoods legendary director billy wilder agrees for the first time to talk extensively about his life and work.
You might know him as the director of jerry maguire, the movies singles or say anything. Here he has collaborated with cameron crowe writerdirector of jerry maguire to produce a definitive study of his films, discussing his ideas, inspirations and methods. Conversations with wilder the uncool the official site for. To compare this book to hitchcock truffaut or bogdanovich interviewing welles is absurd wilder is intermittently interesting, but cameron crowe is an insuffurable jackassfascinated in showing how much wilder likes him than in actually asking any good questions. Here, in a book with more than 650 blackandwhite photographs including film posters, stills, grabs, and neverbeforeseen pictures from wilders own collection the ninetythreeyear. Buy conversations with billy wilder by cameron crowe from waterstones today. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Mostly this is a book of gossip about movie stars it feels like a third of the book is spent talking about marilyn monroe the biggest. Hes also returned to print with a book that lovingly documents his many conversations with film directing great billy wilder. Our conversations for the book spanned several years. Cameron crowe aims to explain his encounters with billy wilder as scenes from actual wilder films. Wilders distinct voice provides a fascinating insiders view of the film industry past and present.
Clothbacked boards in dust jacket, small quarto, 373pp. Wilder said no, but the two men formed a friendship. In late 1999, crowes second book was published, a question and answer session with the film director billy wilder entitled conversations with wilder. This book began in 1995 when former rock journalist and. Here, in an extraordinary book with more than 650 blackandwhite photographs including film posters, stills, grabs, and neverbeforeseen pictures from wilders. Excerpts from the excellent book conversations with wilder, a series of interviews cameron crowe conducted with billy wilder. But mostly conversations with wilder is devoted to fascinating and detailed discussions of the work, with crowe gamely playing the humble novice, asking how wilder did this and that, and wilder dispensing wise little jewels that add up to an inspired manual on how to write and direct a film. Cameron bruce crowe is an academy award winning american writer and film director. Book shows hint of wear to edges of boards, binding tight, text clean bright and unmarked. Crowe has made his mark with characterdriven, personal films that have been generally hailed as refreshingly original and void of cynicism. After jerry maguire, cameron spent more than a year conducting interviews with billy. Here, in an extraordinary book with more than 650 blackandwhite photographs including film posters, stills, grabs, and neverbeforeseen pictures from wilders own collection the ninetythreeyearold icon talks to cameron.
Their conversations about cinema are not only funny but also help you learn and understand a. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Their conversations about cinema are not only funny but also help you learn and understand a lot more about this great director. Were continuing with our conversation with cameron crowe. Here, wilder has collaborated with crowe, writerdirector of jerry maguire, to produce the definitive study of his. Conversations with wilder by cameron crowe, karen lerner.
This book began in 1995 when former rock journalist and then little known writerdirector cameron crowe took tom cruise with him to. Wilder is intermittently interesting, but cameron crowe is an insuffurable jackass more fascinated in showing how much wilder likes him than in actually asking any good questions. Here, in an extraordinary book with more than 650 blackandwhite photographs including film posters, stills, grabs, and neverbeforeseen pictures from wilder s own collection the ninetythreeyearold icon talks to cameron. Conversations with wilder billy wilder, cameron crowe. Imagine a book written a few years into the future. Conversations with billy wilder by cameron crowe, 9780571203864, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Crowe, writer and director of singles and jerry maguire. Over the next several years they talked extensively about filmmaking, and in 1999 crowe published conversations with wilder. Billy wilder is one of the few genuine masters we have left, from a period in film history that is now gone. Before moving into the film industry, crowe was a contributing editor at rolling stone magazine, for which he still frequently writes crowes debut screenwriting effort, fast times at ridgemont high, grew out of a book he wrote while posing for one year undercover as a. Cameron crowe billy wilder book conversations with wilder by cameron crowe. Cameron crowe bio, books, dating, oscar, movies, music.
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At 15, cameron crowe embarked on a career in rock journalism out of his san diego hometown, apprenticing under local resident lester bangs and publishing articles in. Which makes conversations with wilder all the more precious and valuable. To compare this book to hitchcocktruffaut or bogdanovich interviewing welles is absurd. Conversations with wilder by cameron crowe goodreads. This book is not just for billy wilder fans, but for anyone who loves movies. Billy wilder is the worldfamous director of hollywood classics such as some like it hot and sunset boulevard. Conversations with wilder conversations with wilder, an invaluable, photointensive volume, is a kind of remake of truffauts mustread interview book hitchcock, with cameron crowe in the. In conversations with wilder, hollywoods legendary and famously elusive director billy wilder agrees for the first time to talk extensively about his life and work. Conversations with wilder, by cameron crowe, alfred a.
Cameron crowe is among the most successful writerdirectors in hollywood today. Conversations with wilder by cameron crowe, 9780375709678, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. In addition to his films, he is also the author of the critically acclaimed portrait of the director billy wilder, conversations with wilder, that was published last year. Conversations with wilder book hennepin county library. To that end, conversations makes a solid case for wilder as one of cinemas supreme entertainers. Conversations with wilder, an invaluable, photointensive volume, is a kind of remake of truffauts mustread interview book hitchcock, with cameron crowe in the. Conversations with billy wilder paperback december 31, 2000. Buy conversations with wilder book online at low prices in. Drawing on his experience interviewing the monsters of rock and his deep, shotbyshot knowledge of wilders work, crowe gently and cunningly. Conversation with wilder is a must read for the occasional movie goer to the hardcore movie fan.
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