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In these pages Roger Corman, the most successful independent filmmaker in Hollywood relates his experiences as the director and/or producer of such low-budget classics Attack of the Crab Monsters, The Little Shop of Horrors, The Raven, The Man with the X-ray Eyes, The Wild Angels, The Trip, Night Call Nurses, Bloody Mama, Piranha, and many others. He also discusses his distribution of the Bergman, Fellini, and Truffaut movies that later won Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Film category. Corman alumniJohn Sayles, Martin Scorsese, Jack Nicholson, Vincent Price, Francis Ford Coppola, Peter Bogdanovich, Peter Fonda, Joe Dante, and Jonathan Demme, among otherscontribute their recollections to give added perspective to Corman's often hilarious, always informative autobiography.
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It is obvious from this book that Roger Corman is a true movie producer. He makes movies because he loves them. Many filmmakers such as Scorsese, Ron Howard, Coppolla, etc. owe their careers to this guy who has turned the B movie into an art form. I am a filmmaker, and I highly recommend this book for anyone making films or who loves the magic behind Hollywood.
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Anyone with even a vague interest in films(and let's face it,that's most of us!)will totally enjoy reading the incredible stories of low budget movie making. Corman is a true maverick, a rebel whose anti-hollywood approach has produced some of finest films this century. The man is truly a genius, and this is a highly entertaining read!
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Based on this memoir, Corman isn't exactly what you would call modest. But then, his achievements speak for themselves, so his opinion of himself isn't inflated, either. This is a tremendously entertaining book, well worth reading for anyone who enjoys movies of any kind. Corman isn't just the smartest filmmaker in Hollywood -- he might just be the best.
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The film lesson
I just finished the book in a couple of days. This book is not just well written, personal or intreaging. It is a MUST for all of us wannbe filmmakers to read. Read more
Published on 9 May 2003 by dimitri karakatsanis
The title of the book says it all.
If you like to watch Roger Corman movies, this book is for you. It gives you behind the scenes info on all of his best known films; if you don't like his movies, this book is... Read more
Published on 11 Nov 1998
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