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Hits, flops, and other illusions : my fortysomething years in Hollywood / Ed Zwick.

My 40 something years in Hollywood (portion title)
My forty something years in Hollywood (portion title)
My fortysomething years in Hollywood (portion title)

Zwick, Edward, (author.).

Summary:

"This heartfelt and wry career memoir from the director of Blood Diamond, The Last Samurai, Legends of the Fall, About Last Night, and Glory, creator of the show Thirtysomething, and executive producer of My So-Called Life, gives a dishy, behind-the-scenes look at working with some of the biggest names in Hollywood."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 1668046997
ISBN: 9781668046999
Physical Description: 289 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Edition: First Gallery Book edition
Publisher: New York : Gallery Books, 2024.
Copyright: ©2024

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction: Taking note -- An origins story : Claire, Nina, Marshall, and the AFI, 1975 -- The learn-as-you-earn school of filmmaking : Family, 1978-1980 -- The year of loving dangerously : Special Bulletin and thirtysomething, 1982-1991 -- The anxiety of influence : Drawing Fire and About Last Night, 1985-1986 -- In search of glory : Glory, 1989 -- The nobility of failure : Leaving Normal, 1991 -- Julia, Harvey, and the bard : Shakespeare in Love, 1991-1998 -- The griefs of a man's life : Legends of the Fall and My So-Called Life, 1993-1994 -- Heroes : Courage Under Fire, 1996 -- Politics, pop culture, and pyrrhic victory : The Siege, 1998 -- A war won and lost : Traffic, 2000 -- If at first : Once and Again, 2000 -- Gaijin : The Last Samurai, 2003 -- The child is the jewel : Blood Diamond, 2006 -- Shadows of valiant ancestors : Defiance, 2008 -- In sickness and in health : Love & Other Drugs, 2010 -- Onward : Pawn Sacrifice, Jack Reacher, Trial by Fire, 2012-2020.