joseph mcbride

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER “A murder mystery locked inside a Great American Novel . . . Charming, smart, heart-blistering, and heart-heal

In this critical study, Joseph McBride offers new ways to understand Wilder’s work, stretching from his days as a reporter and screenwriter in Europe

Joseph Roth was student in Wenen toen de Eerste Wereldoorlog uitbrak en hij zijn vaderland uit elkaar zag vallen. Als schrijver in het Oostenrijks-Hon

A major reappraisal, by the Nobel-prizewinning economist, of the relationship between capitalism and freedom Despite its manifest failures, the nar

A haunting Modernist masterpiece and the inspiration for Francis Ford Coppola's Oscar-winning film Apocalypse Now, Heart of Darkness explores the limi

Offers real, concrete ways to deal with third world debt, make trade fair and tackle global warming. In this title, the author changed the views of th

The Coen Bros. have attracted a wide following and been rewarded with Oscars and other honors. Some of their films are cult favorites and box office h

Unlike most how-to books on screenwriting, Writing in Pictures is highly practical, offering a realistic guide to the screenwriting profession, as we

Steven Spielberg is responsible for some of the most successful films of all time: "Jaws", "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", "ET" and the "Indiana

Moviegoers often assume Frank Capra's life resembled his beloved films. A man of the people faces tremendous odds and, by doing the right thing, trium

Joseph McBride analyzes Ernst Lubitsch’s films in rich detail in the first in-depth critical study to consider the full scope of his work in both his

In this critical study, Joseph McBride offers new ways to understand Wilder's work, stretching from his days as a reporter and screenwriter in Europe

In this first full-scale, in-depth biography of Spielberg, Joseph McBride reveals hidden dimensions of the filmmaker's personality and shows how deepl

John Ford's classic films have earned him worldwide admiration as America's foremost filmmaker, a director whose rich visual imagination conjures up i

Hawks on Hawks draws on interviews that author Joseph McBride conducted with the director over the course of seven years, giving rare insight into Haw

Orson Welles called Ernst Lubitsch (1892–1947) “a giant” whose “talent and originality are stupefying.” Jean Renoir said, “He invented the modern Holl

'Joseph Mcbride's book has the sweep, passion, complexity and tragic grandeur of a great John Ford film - it should be compulsory reading.' Martin Sco

The first full-scale authorized biography of the pioneering experimental novelist Kathy Acker, one of the most original and controversial figures in 2

'Nothing else feels so fresh, so radically new.' Garth Greenwell 'An emotionally enchanting novel that gets deep under the skin.' Dazed A woman