A critical evaluation of one of America's foremost film scholars is set against the social, political, and cultural contexts of his time, in an account that considers how such productions as On the Waterfront reshaped the nation's stage and movie industries and explores his controversial participati[...]
Now in paperback, and with a new afterword: the history and process of moviemaking in general, and of Martin Scorsese's brilliant and varied films in particular, through the words and wit of the master director.
With Richard Schickel as the canny and intelligent guide, these conversations take u[...]