How I Made A Hundred Movies In Hollywood And Never Lost A Dime
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.50 (874 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0306808749 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 254 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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Roger Corman founded the film company AIP, and has directed and/or produced such low-budget classics as Attack of the Crab Monsters, The Little Shop of Horrors, The Raven, The Man with the X-Ray Eyes, The Wild Angels, The Trip, Night Call Nurses, Bloody Mama, Piranha, and many others.
"I love this book" according to KB2187. I love this book. I pick it up about every decade or so and re-read it. It's a quick read. It's not really a how-to book. It's a how-he-did-it book. Corman tells stories about the movies he's made.I can't tell you why I love this book so much other than to say is explodes with independent gusto. I'm not really a fan of Corman's movies, but I am a fan of movies. I love reading about how they're made. The book made me want to go back and watch some of Corman's early films, and you know what? Several of them are quite good. They're not the schlock tha. A thoughtful book about crab creatures and criminal bikers Joseph P. Menta, Jr. A terrific book, loaded with great stories and anecdotes about the world of low-budget film making-- from its heyday in the 50's and 60's, to the 1980's, when the industry kind of petered out because the major studios began making the types of visceral horror, science fiction, and exploitation movies previously reserved for "quickie" independent producers like Mr. Corman. It was fun to read this book and rent some of the films as they were being discussed. Another plus: the book is peppered with informative and revealing guest essays by the likes o. "Superb book for indendent filmakers." according to DE Burke. This is not a how to book. It's HOW I DID IT! Book.One of my top 10 non-fiction books.A great read. Funny. And exciting. I bought a copy for myself and read it (again) after consuming the library version. I find myself reading certain chapters (the first half of the book) and it gets my CREATIVE FORCE going FULL GEAR.THe ROCKY of movie makers and it ROCKS.THis book inspires you to think "outside" the box on making movies. It inspires you to be fearless in making YOUR own films.Roger was not only fast he was a good director.And he made millions doin
From Publishers Weekly Independent filmmaker Corman ( The Beast ; The Little Shop of Horrors ) wrongly argues here that his is not "one of the more significant careers in film history." Having helped launch directors Francis Ford Coppola, Peter Bogdanovich and Martin Scorsese, and actors Jack Nicholson, Bruce Dern and Sylvester Stallone, he is certainly one of the motive forces in American movies today. Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. . Photos not seen by PW. In this revealing autobiography, written with the coauthor of Papa John , Corman tells amazing tales of shooting full-length films in mere days with budgets under $100,000, and states his conviction that cinema is a fusion of art and money--which explains, he believes, why Americans do it so well. This account of Corman's life and career includes reminiscences by those who have worked with him: performers, directors, assist
He also discusses his distribution of the Bergman, Fellini, and Truffaut movies that later won Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Film category. Corman alumni—John Sayles, Martin Scorsese, Jack Nicholson, Vincent Price, Francis Ford Coppola, Peter Bogdanovich, Peter Fonda, Joe Dante, and Jonathan Demme, among others—contribute their recollections to give added perspective to Corman's often hilarious, always informative autobiography.. In these pages Roger Corman, the most successful independent filmmaker in Hollywood relates his experiences as the director and/or producer of such low-budget classics Attack of the Crab Monsters, The Little Shop of Horrors, The Raven, The Man with the X-ray Eyes, The Wild Angels, The Trip, Night Call Nurses, Bloody Mama, Piranha, and many others