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Conversations With Filmmakers Series

by Peter Tonguette

Before he was the Academy Award-nominated director of "The Last Picture Show" (1971), Peter Bogdanovich (b. 1939) interviewed some of cinema's great Orson Welles, Alfred Hitchcock, John Ford, and others. Since becoming an acclaimed filmmaker himself, he has given countless interviews to the press about his own career.This volume collects thirteen of his best, most comprehensive, and most insightful interviews, many long out-of-print and several never-before-published in their entirety. They cover more than forty years of directing, with Bogdanovich talking candidly about his great triumphs, such as "The Last Picture Show" and "What's Up, Doc? " (1972), and his overlooked gems, such as "Daisy Miller" (1974) and "They All Laughed" (1981).Assembled by acclaimed critic Peter Tonguette, also author of a new critical biography of Bogdanovich, these interviews demonstrate that Bogdanovich is not only one of America's finest filmmakers, but also one of its most eloquent when discussing film and his own remarkable movies.

Unknown Binding

First published January 1, 2015

Reviews

[Ksenia]

my fav part is when he gets kinda smug about something. truly unmatched.

[I. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Some really great stuff in here with practical advice and loads of anecdotes. You get a bit of repetition but that’s to be expected when you pull content from various time periods. Overall a great collection of talks.

[Michael Samerdyke · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love Peter Bogdanovich's book of interviews with Orson Welles.

This book of interviews with Bogdanovich is very interesting. It is revealing of how he "walks by himself." He isn't of the 'film brat' generation and doesn't really have peers.

The interviews range from shortly after the release of "Targets" to the aftermath of "The Cat's Meow." I found them informative and amusing. I blazed through them, but some of them are sad, when Bogdanovich talks about Dorothy Stratten.

A splendid addition to the University of Mississippi Press' series of books of interviews with film directors.

[Jeremiah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice collection of interviews that covers all eras of Bogdanovich's career.