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Clint Eastwood: Evolution of a Filmmaker
John H. Foote
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Description for Clint Eastwood: Evolution of a Filmmaker
Hardback. Recipient of the America Award for best director Clint Eastwood stands alongside Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg as one of the finest directors working in modern cinema. This title examines Clint Eastwood's entire body of work and chronicles his transition from a B-actor to a respected filmmaker. Series: Modern Filmmakers. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: APF; BGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 167 x 243 x 24. Weight in Grams: 524.
Now a two-time Academy Award winner for best director, twice winner of the Directors Guild of America Award for best director, and recipient of countless other critics prizes and nominations in multiple capacities, Clint Eastwood stands alongside Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg as one of the finest directors working in modern cinema. Here, John Foote examines the long, impressive, and unlikely film career of a man who fought against expectations to forge his own way and become one of this generation's finest filmmakers. Each chapter examines a different film, beginning with Play Misty for Me (1971) and High Plains Drifter ... Read more
Now a two-time Academy Award winner for best director, twice winner of the Directors Guild of America Award for best director, and recipient of countless other critics prizes and nominations in multiple capacities, Clint Eastwood stands alongside Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg as one of the finest directors working in modern cinema. Here, John Foote examines the long, impressive, and unlikely film career of a man who fought against expectations to forge his own way and become one of this generation's finest filmmakers. Each chapter examines a different film, beginning with Play Misty for Me (1971) and High Plains Drifter ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Series
Modern Filmmakers
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780313352478
SKU
V9780313352478
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About John H. Foote
JOHN H. FOOTE is Director of the Toronto Film School, where he also teaches film history and genre study. He is a nationally known film critic and historian, who writes regularly for Life and Fashion Magazine and the Metroland syndicate. He is also a frequent guest on CBC Newsworld and Durham Today.
Reviews for Clint Eastwood: Evolution of a Filmmaker
Arguing that Clint Eastwood stands alongside martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg as one of the finest directors working in modern American film, Foote (director, Toronto Film School) examines each film Eastwood has directed, from Play Misty for Me in 1971 to Changeling in 2008. Each film chapter contains a detailed synopsis and analysis of its critical reception, along with behind-the-scenes ... Read more