Greed
Title | Greed PDF eBook |
Author | Erich Von Stroheim |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1989 |
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Queen Kelly
Title | Queen Kelly PDF eBook |
Author | Erich Von Stroheim |
Publisher | Rlpg/Galleys |
Pages | 428 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN |
Critics often consider the silent movie Queen Kelly to be the downfall of director von Stroheim, but he was unable to complete the movie to match the original screenplay or even a revised version, leaving the film's star Gloria Swanson to tack on a short ending that she devised in order to try to make some money out of the film. This volume presents the screenplay of the film and includes all three endings, which perhaps will lead critics to reevaluate von Stroheim's work on Queen Kelly. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Greed
Title | Greed PDF eBook |
Author | Jonathan Rosenbaum |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Pages | 75 |
Release | 2019-07-25 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 1838715991 |
Greed is a legendary film begun in 1923. It was to have been Erich von Stroheim's masterwork, but his colossal ambitions were to be his undoing. His obsession with realistic detail and determination to extract every ounce of drama from his source, Frank Norris's novel McTeague, stretched the shooting schedule to inordinate lengths, resulting in a film which ran for over seven hours. Jonathan Rosenbaum has made a meticulous study of all the sources. In a fascinating piece of detective work, he reconstructs the history of one of cinema's greatest ruins.
The Man You Loved to Hate
Title | The Man You Loved to Hate PDF eBook |
Author | Richard Koszarski |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 368 |
Release | 1983 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
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A biography of one of the most controversial figures in film history. This study also gives a unique insight into how the Hollywood studio system functioned int he 1920s and early 1930s.
Stroheim
Title | Stroheim PDF eBook |
Author | Arthur Lennig |
Publisher | University Press of Kentucky |
Pages | 590 |
Release | 2003-04-18 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9780813190440 |
"A painstakingly researched portrait of Stroheim's genius on both sides of the camera and his failed quest to triumph over the Hollywood system"--P. [4] of cover.
Erich von Stroheim's Greed: "McTeague" By Frank Norris
Title | Erich von Stroheim's Greed: "McTeague" By Frank Norris PDF eBook |
Author | Frank Norris |
Publisher | Lulu.com |
Pages | 456 |
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ISBN | 0359003346 |
Billy Wilder on Assignment
Title | Billy Wilder on Assignment PDF eBook |
Author | Billy Wilder |
Publisher | Princeton University Press |
Pages | 224 |
Release | 2021-04-27 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 0691214557 |
A Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year, chosen by Tom Stoppard "A revelation."—Marc Weingarten, Washington Post Acclaimed film director Billy Wilder’s early writings—brilliantly translated into English for the first time Before Billy Wilder became the screenwriter and director of iconic films like Sunset Boulevard and Some Like It Hot, he worked as a freelance reporter, first in Vienna and then in Weimar Berlin. Billy Wilder on Assignment brings together more than fifty articles, translated into English for the first time, that Wilder (then known as "Billie") published in magazines and newspapers between September 1925 and November 1930. From a humorous account of Wilder's stint as a hired dancing companion in a posh Berlin hotel and his dispatches from the international film scene, to his astute profiles of writers, performers, and political figures, the collection offers fresh insights into the creative mind of one of Hollywood’s most revered writer-directors. Wilder’s early writings—a heady mix of cultural essays, interviews, and reviews—contain the same sparkling wit and intelligence as his later Hollywood screenplays, while also casting light into the dark corners of Vienna and Berlin between the wars. Wilder covered everything: big-city sensations, jazz performances, film and theater openings, dance, photography, and all manner of mass entertainment. And he wrote about the most colorful figures of the day, including Charlie Chaplin, Cornelius Vanderbilt, the Prince of Wales, actor Adolphe Menjou, director Erich von Stroheim, and the Tiller Girls dance troupe. Film historian Noah Isenberg's introduction and commentary place Wilder’s pieces—brilliantly translated by Shelley Frisch—in historical and biographical context, and rare photos capture Wilder and his circle during these formative years. Filled with rich reportage and personal musings, Billy Wilder on Assignment showcases the burgeoning voice of a young journalist who would go on to become a great auteur.