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1	Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting more books like this by Robert McKee The author's international screenwriting workshops have long won acclaim from celebrities, film industry professionals and enthusiastic students alike. In this guide, he presents his knowledge of the essentials of screenwriting and storytelling. see all copies from $17.71! new only from $18.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Johnny Homicidal Maniac Directors Cut more books like this by Jhonen Vasquez (Creator), Jhonen Vasques (Illustrator) Mayhem and violence rule in this collection of issues one through seven of Jhonen Vasquez's Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, as well as material seen before only in Carpe Noctem magazine. Dark and disturbingly funny, JTHM follows the adventures of Johnny (you can call him Nny), who lives with a pair of styrofoam doughboys that encourage his madness, a ... see all copies from $9.95! new only from $10.61! \| SVS
3	Exorcist more books like this by William Peter Blatty One of a hand-picked selection of some of the most popular and cult-worthy titles on Faber and Faber's extensive list of film scripts. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.65! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Casino more books like this by Nicholas Pileggi, Larry Shandling With the intensity of a Jacobean tragedy, "Casino" unfolds its tale of a love triangle between a gambler, his wife, and his henchman amid the glittering, festering Babylon of Las Vegas. The film makes daring use of voice-over and rapidly shifting points of view and time frame, leaving conventional film language far behind. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas: The Film-The Art-The Vision more books like this by Frank Thompson, Tim Burton (Foreword by) From the director of Batman and Beetlejuice came an innovative animated feature, Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas--the first ever to employ stop-action animation and earning over $60 million at the box office. This magnificent color volume is the perfect companion for fans of Tim Burton, his film, and filmmaking. Foreword by Tim Burton. see all copies from $6.42! new only from $6.42! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Good Will Hunting: A Screenplay more books like this by Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Gus Van Sant (Introduction by) The screenplay of the film starring Robin Williams, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, and Minnie Driver, about a janitor at MIT who turns out to be a mathematical genius. Winner of the 1997 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.94! \| first editions
7	How to Write Movie in 21 Days more books like this by Viki King The ultimate survival guide, "How to Write a Movie in 21 Days" takes the aspiring screenwriter the shortest distance from blank page to complete script. Viki King's Inner Movie Method is a specific step-by-step process designed to get the story in the writer's onto the page. This method guides the would-be screenwriter through the writing of a ... see all copies from $5.99! new only from $7.10! \| SVS
8	I, Robot: The Illustrated Screenplay more books like this by Harlan Ellison, Isaac Asimov Until the recent announcement of the Will Smith/Alex Proyas collaboration scheduled for release in 2004, numerous attempts had been made to adapt Isaac Asimov's classic story-cycle, I, ROBOT, to the motion picture medium. All efforts failed. In 1977, producers approached multiple award winning Harlan Ellison to take a crack at this 'impossible' ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	Pulp fiction more books like this by Quentin Tarantino The screenplay of the recently released film 'Pulp Fiction'. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.21! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	Sunset Boulevard more books like this by Billy Wilder "Sunset Boulevard" (1950) is one of the most famous films in the history of Hollywood, and perhaps no film better represents Hollywood's vision of itself. Billy Wilder collaborated on the screenplay with the very able Charles Brackett, and with D. M. Marshman Jr., who later joined the team. Together they created a film both allusive and literate, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.05! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Hiroshima Mon Amour more books like this by Marguerite Duras Jacket description/back: One of the most influential works in the history of cinema, Alain Renais's Hiroshima Mon Amour gathered international acclaim upon its release in 1959 and was awarded the International Critics' Prize at the Cannes Film festival and the New York Film Critics' Award. Ostensibly the story of a love affair between a Japanese ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.51! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Brian's Song more books like this by William Blinn Two men. One was named Gale Sayers, the other Brian Piccolo. They came from different parts of the country and competed fiercely for the same position on the professional football team the Chicago Bears. One was white, the other was black. One liked to talk, the other was shy. This is the true story of brotherhood on and off the football field. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.28! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Selling a Screenplay: The Screenwriter's Guide to Hollywood more books like this by Syd Field First he told readers how to write it, then he told them how to perfect it, now Syd field takes them behind the movie moguls' closed doors and shows how to sell a screenplay--and earn upwards of $100,000 in the process. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.91! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	The Gardener's Son more books like this by Cormac McCarthy Cormac McCarthy's 1976 screenplay for a PBS film tells the story of the intertwined fates of two South Carolina families: the wealthy Greggs and the blue-collar McEvoys who work at the Gregg mill. After an accident at the mill that was possibly the fault of one of the Greggs, Robert McEvoy crippled for life--and his fury and desire for revenge ... see all copies from $9.90! new only from $20.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	Film Flam: Essays on Hollywood more books like this by Larry McMurtry A noted screenwriter himself, Pulitzer Prize-winner Larry McMurtry knows his Hollywood. In "Film Flam," he takes a funny, original, and penetrating look at the movie industry and gives us the truth about the moguls, fads, flops, and box-office hits. With successful movies and television miniseries made from several of his novels -- "Terms of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.69! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Sense and Sensibility Screenplay and Diaries: Bringing Jane Austen's Novel to Film more books like this by Emma Thompson, Lindsay Doran (Introduction by) In SENSE AND SENSIBILITY, Jane Austen writes about two ways of looking at the world in the personalities of two sisters, Elinor the determinedly practical and Marianne the madly romantic. Forced to live in reduced circumstances with their widowed mother and younger sister, the Dashwood girls must rely on marrying well if they are to survive in the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.89! \| signed copies \| first editions
17 view cover	Serenity: The Official Visual Companion more books like this by Joss Whedon Five hundred years in the future, Captain Mal Reynolds and the crew of the transport-for-hire ship Serenity take on two new passengers and soon find themselves in a crossfire between an invincible military force and cannibalistic savages. Writer/director Joss Whedon, creator of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Angel", makes his long-awaited feature ... see all copies from $3.96! new only from $3.96! \| SVS
18 view cover	Creating Unforgettable Characters more books like this by Dr. Linda Seger In this book, Linda Seger shows how to create strong, multidimensional characters in fiction, covering everything from research to character block. Interviews with today's top writers complete this essential volume. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.94! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Shakespeare in Love: A Screenplay more books like this by Marc Norman, Tom Stoppard This companion screenplay to the movie SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE allows the film's fans to relive the magic of Tom Stoppard's and Marc Norman's acclaimed collaboration. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.25! \| first editions
20 view cover	How Not to Write a Screenplay more books like this by Denny M Flinn Having read tons of screenplays as an executive, Denny Martin Flinn has come to understand that while all good screenplays are unique, all bad screenplays are the same. Flinn's book will teach the reader how to avoid the pitfalls of bad screenwriting, and arrive at one's own destination intact. Every example used was gleaned from a legitimate ... see all copies from $4.48! new only from $9.79! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Little Caesar more books like this by W R Burnett 1929. The world's first gangster novel. Little Caesar follows the rise and fall of Rico in the crime world as he flees to Chicago and ultimately to his violent end. The book begins: Sam Vettori sat staring down into Halsted Street. He was a big man, fat as a hog, with a dark oily complexion, kinky black hair and a fat aquiline face. In repose he ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $29.99! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	My Dinner with Andre: A Screenplay more books like this by Wallace Shawn "My Dinner with Andre" is a passionate, volatile, and humorous encounter between two friends who have not seen each other for a long time, and decide to catch up on each others' lives over dinner. Andre Gregory is an intense, highly experimental theater director and playwright in search of life's meanings and spiritual revelations. His friend, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $52.55! \| first editions
23 view cover	Writing Great Screenplays for Film and TV more books like this by Dona Cooper The American Film Institute offers advice on plot, story, and script development. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.00! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Successful Scriptwriting more books like this by Jurgen Wolff, Kerry Cox A comprehensive guide offering practical, down-to-earth advice and an instructionally sound step-by-step approach to TV and film scriptwriting. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| first editions
25	Stagecoach more books like this by John Ford see all copies from $1.99! first editions

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