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Patrick McGilligan continues his celebrated interviews with exceptional screenwriters in Backstory 5, focusing on the 1990s. The thirteen featured writers--Albert Brooks, Jean-Claude Carrière, Nora Ephron, Ronald Harwood, John Hughes, David Koepp, Richard LaGravenese, Barry Levinson, Eric Roth, John Sayles, Tom Stoppard, Barbara Turner, and Rudy Wurlitzer--are not confined to the 1990s, but their engrossing, detailed, and richly personal stories create, in McGilligan's words, "a snapshot of a profession in motion." Emphasizing the craft of writing and the process of collaboration, this new volume looks at how Hollywood is changing to meet new economic and creative challenges. Backstory 5 explores how these writers come up with their ideas, how they go about adapting a stage play or work of fiction, how they organize and structure their work, and much more. Cover -- Halftitle -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Albert Brooks: Me Generation Everyman -- Jean-Claude CarrièRe: Breaking The Rules -- Nora Ephron: Feminist With a Funny Bone -- Ronald Harwood: Imagination -- John Hughes: Straight Outta Shermer -- David Koepp: Sincerity -- Richard Lagravenese: A Writer Under the Influence -- Barry Levinson: The Journey -- ERIC ROTH: PRIDE OF AUTHORSHIP -- John Sayles: The Nonconformist -- Tom Stoppard: Adventures In Movies -- Barbara Turner: Free Spirit -- Rudy Wurlitzer: Questing -- About the Contributors -- General Index -- Index of Films, Plays, and Books.
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