Three Screenplays: A Cineaste Reader

by Peter Farrell

In'THREE SCREENPLAYS -A Cineaste Reader' one finds the completed screenplays ofthree, as yet, unproduced films. Theseare working scripts that actors, directors and producers read everyday, and useto make their decisions on whether this proposed film will be actually made.Will thisstory entice, intrigue and convince the average movie- goers enough for them toshell out their eight bucks to see it? Will it make enough money to make it allworthwhile?Thisis the beginning - the early creation that eventually evolves into theblockbuster we see on the big screen.Butone need not have any particular knowledge 'about' film, or the 'movies' toenjoy reading in this fast paced writing style. If one has ever enjoyed aparticular movie and wondered just how it all began -enjoys more than just'watching' a movie...Thenhere are three very different stories, each set separately in modern screenplayformat.Stories about international intrigue, families, theyoung - and the old. Gangsters, corrupt politicians, terrorists -blowups, shootings, crashes, drug deals. Sex. Itis all here. ANDCOMING SOON TO A THEATER NEAR YOU!

348 pages, Paperback

First published October 28, 2004