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Call No: SUBJECT CLIPPINGS FILE
PhysDes: Clippings
Subject: ADAPTATIONS. LEONARD, ELMORE

Call No: 802.24(73) BAC
Author: McGilligan, Patrick
Source: US
Place: Berkeley
Publisher: University of California Press
PubDate: 2006
PhysDes: x, 423 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
Subject: SCRIPTWRITERS; SCRIPTWRITERS. USA; BENTON, ROBERT; COHEN, LARRY; EDWARDS, BLAKE; HILL, WALTER; JHABVALA, RUTH PRAWER; KASDAN, LAWRENCE; LEONARD, ELMORE; MAZURSKY, PAUL; MEYERS, NANCY; MILIUS, JOHN; RAPHAEL, FREDERIC; WESTLAKE, DONALD; SARGENT, ALVIN
Summary: "Continuing Patrick McGuilligan's highly acclaimed series on Hollywood screenwriters, these engrossing, informative, provocative interviews give wonderfull detailed and personal stories from veteran writers of the seventies and eighties focusing on their craft, their lives, and their profession. Backstory 4 is a riveting insider's look at how movies get made; a rich perspective on many of the great films, directors, and actors of the seventies and eighties; and an articulate, forthright commentary on the art and business of screenwriting."-- Back cover
Notes: Formerly CIP; Includes bibliographical references (p. 389-396) and index
ISBN: 9780520245181; 0520245180 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Contents: -- acknowlegments -- introduction -- Robert Benton : the new traditionalist / interview by Christian Keathley -- Larry Cohen : manic energy / interview by Patrick McGilligan -- Blake Edwards : jumping around / interview by Bill Krohn -- Walter Hill : last man standing / interview by Patrick McGilligan -- Ruth Prawer Jhabvala : out of India / interview by Vincent LoBrutto -- Lawrence Kasdan : a humanist in Hollywood / interview by Graham Fuller -- Elmore Leonard : the hot kid / interview by Patrick McGilligan -- Paul Mazursky : a map of the heart / interview by Nat Segaloff -- Nancy Meyers : late bloomer / interview by Fred Topel -- John Milius : the good fights / interview by Nat Segaloff -- Frederic Raphael : renaissance man / interview by John Baxter -- Alvin Sargent : pursuit and destination / interview by Patrick McGilligan -- Donald E. Westlake : the worst that could happen / interview by Patrick McGilligan -- bibliographic notes -- about the contributors -- general index -- index of films, plays, and books --

Call No: 753 FIL
Author: Vincendeau, Ginette, 1948
CorpAuthor: British Film Institute
Place: London
Publisher: British Film Institute
PubDate: 2001
PhysDes: 284p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Subject: ADAPTATIONS; ADAPTATIONS. DICKENS, CHARLES; ADAPTATIONS. JAMES, HENRY; ADAPTATIONS. LEONARD, ELMORE; ADAPTATIONS. SHAKESPEARE, WILLIAM; ADAPTATIONS. THOMPSON, JIM; HISTORICAL FILMS; LITERATURE AND THE CINEMA; ARMSTRONG, GILLIAN; BASS, RON; TARANTINO, QUENTIN; AGE OF INNOCENCE, THE (US, Martin Scorsese, 1993); AMERICAN PSYCHO (US, Mary Harron, 1999); BEACH, THE (US, Danny Boyle, 1999); BELLE EPOQUE (SP/PO/FR, Fernando Trueba, 1992); BOSSU, LE (FR/IT/GG, Philippe de Broca, 1997); BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA (US, Francis Ford Coppola, 1992); CARRINGTON (UK/FR, Christopher Hampton, 1995); COMO AGUA PARA CHOCOLATE (MX, Alfonso Arau, 1992); CRASH (CN, David Cronenberg, 1996); CYRANO DE BERGERAC (FR, Jean-Paul Rappeneau, 1990); DEAD AGAIN (US, Kenneth Branagh, 1991); EDWARD II (UK, Derek Jarman, 1991); ELIZABETH (UK, Shekhar Kapur, 1998); END OF THE AFFAIR, THE (UK, Neil Jordan, 1999); GERMINAL (FR, Claude Berri, 1993); GRIFTERS, THE (US, Stephen Frears, 1990); HOWARDS END (UK, James Ivory, 1992); JACKIE BROWN (US, Quentin Tarantino, 1997); INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE (US, Neil Jordan, 1994); L.A. CONFIDENTIAL (US, Curtis Hanson, 1997); LITTLE WOMEN (US, Gillian Armstrong, 1994); LOLITA (US, Adrian Lyne, 1997); MADAME BOVARY (FR, Claude Chabrol, 1991); MADNESS OF KING GEORGE, THE (US, Nicholas Hytner, 1994); MAESTRO DE ESGRIMA, EL (SP, Pedro Olea, 1992); MANSFIELD PARK (UK/US, Patricia Rozema, 1999); MARY SHELLEY'S FRANKENSTEIN (US, Kenneth Branagh, 1994); MASK OF ZORRO (US, Martin Campbell, 1998); MISERABLES, LES (FR, Claude Lelouch, 1995); MRS BROWN (UK, John Madden, 1997); MRS DALLOWAY (US, Marleen Gorris, 1997); NAKED LUNCH (CN/UK, David Cronenberg, 1991); ORLANDO (UK/RU/FR/NE, Sally Potter, 1992); OUT OF SIGHT (US, Steven Soderbergh, 1998); PORTRAIT OF A LADY, THE (UK/US, Jane Campion, 1996); PROSPERO'S BOOKS (UK/FR, Peter Greenaway, 1991); REINE MARGOT, LA (FR/GG/IT, Patrice Chereau, 1994); REMAINS OF THE DAY, THE (UK/US, James Ivory, 1993); RIDICULE (FR, Patrice Leconte, 1996); SECRET GARDEN, THE (US, Agnieszka Holland, 1993); SENSE AND SENSIBILITY (US, Ang Lee, 1995); SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE (UK, John Madden, 1998); SHORT CUTS (US, Robert Altman, 1993); TALENTED MR. RIPLEY, THE (US, Anthony Minghella, 1999); TEA WITH MUSSOLINI (IT, Franco Zeffirelli, 1997); THIS WORLD, THEN THE FIREWORKS (US, Michael Oblowitz, 1997); THREE MUSKETEERS, THE (US, Stephen Herek, 1993); TITUS (US, Julie Taymor, 1999); TRAINSPOTTING (UK, Danny Boyle, 1996); WILDE (UK/US/JA/GG, Brian Gilbert, 1997); WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE'S ROMEO + JULIET (US, Baz Luhrmann, 1996)
Summary: "Period costume dramas are major box office commodities, exploiting the lucrative gap between the blockbuster and art film with their mixture of rich visuals, popular sensibility and literary association. But 'heritage cinema' is all too often discussed from literary (not cinematic) perspectives, and criticism of the films has long been overshadowed by the question of a film's fidelity to the original text. This volume of essays, reviews, and interviews seeks to redress this imbalance, by examining the often antagonistic relationship between literature and film - presenting both sides of the argument about whether heritage cinema's elaborate aesthetics owe more to nostalgia than to historical accuracy. In her challenging introduction to the volume, Ginette Vincendeau sketches the terms of the debate, arguing that the genre is an important, but often critically neglected, form of popular cinema. Film/Literature/Heritage, the latest in a series of 'Sight and Sound Readers', embraces a wide range of literary adaptation, from William Shakespeare to William Burroughs, covering films from Orlando to LA Confidential, and directors from Martin Scorcese to Peter Greenaway." - BOOK BLURB
ISBN: 0851708420; 0851708412(pbk.) : ¦13.99
LON: 22285912

Call No: PERSONALITY CLIPPINGS FILE; PERSONALITY MICROFILM COLLECTION
PhysDes: Clippings
Subject: LEONARD, ELMORE

Call No: 802.25(71) MOT
Author: Mottram, James
Source: UK
Place: London
Publisher: Faber and Faber
PubDate: 2006
PhysDes: xxix, 480 p. : ill. ; 24cm
Subject: INDEPENDENT FILMS. USA; SUNDANCE INSTITUTE; SODERBERGH, STEVEN; Tarantino, Quentin; RUSSELL, DAVID O.; RODRIGUEZ, ROBERT; LINKLATER, RICHARD; FINCHER, DAVID; JONZE, SPIKE; ANDERSON, PAUL THOMAS; ANDERSON, WES; LEONARD, ELMORE; COPPOLA, SOFIA; PEIRCE, KIMBERLY; SINGER, BRYAN; KAUFMAN, CHARLIE; PAYNE, ALEXANDER
Summary: From Publishers Weekly Mottram covers the same territory Sharon Waxman did in 2005's Rebels on the Backlot, including extensive considerations of directors Steven Soderbergh and Quentin Tarantino, but the British film journalist adds several filmmakers into the mix, including Sofia Coppola and Wes Anderson, concentrating primarily on hot young talents discovered at the Sundance Film Festival. He's also more interested in what's on the screen than Waxman was, so nearly every chapter has lengthy analyses of the movies discussed. But these interpretive flights distract from the reportage, especially when Mottram dismisses successful directors like Robert Rodriguez (who arguably have taken back Hollywood) because he doesn't consider movies like Spy Kids mature enough for serious consideration, or when he insists on linking every modern maverick to a counterpart in '70s cinema. He also links some films together by simplistic means, grouping a trilogy of films set in high schools in one chapter and building another chapter around Elmore Leonard adaptations. Mottram does give insight into the career trajectories of a few of his subjects, most notably Soderbergh, David Fincher and Bryan Singer, making his history a useful starting point.
Notes: Includes notes, general index and index of films
ISBN: 0571222676