Roger Corman : interviews / edited by Constantine Nasr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Corman, Roger, 1926-2024.

Contributor:

Nasr, Constantine.

Series:

Conversations with filmmakers series.

Conversations with filmmakers series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion picture producers and directors--United States--Interviews.

Motion picture producers and directors.

Corman, Roger, 1926-2024--Interviews.

Corman, Roger.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (271 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Roger Corman (b. 1926) is known by many names-craftsman, artist, maverick, schlock-meister, mini-mogul, mentor, cheapskate, and King of the B's. Yet his commitment to filmmaking remains inspired. He learned his craft at the end of the studio system, only to rebel against Hollywood and define himself as the true independent. And the list of directors and producers who learned under his tutelage--Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese, James Cameron, Jonathan Demme, and many more--is astonishing. Collected here are many of the most honest and revealing interviews of his epic career, several of wh

Contents:

Science-fiction in danger / Roger Corman/1957

Corman speaks / Bertrand Tavernier, Bernard Eisenschitz, and Christopher Wicking/1964

Roger Corman: a double life / Digby Diehl/1969

Roger Corman / Joseph Gelmis/1970

The American Film Institute Seminar with Roger Corman / American Film Institute/1970

The making of The wild angels: an interview with Roger Corman / John Mason/1972

Roger Corman interview / Todd McCarthy and Charles Flynn/1973

Meeting with Roger Corman / Patrick Schupp/1974

Working with young directors / Roger Corman/1974

Roger Corman interview / Larry Salvato/1975

Filmmaking in Hollywood: the changing scene / Roger Corman/1980

Motion picture production considerations in the 1980s / Roger Corman/1982

Roger Corman: better to be on the set than in the office / David Del Valle/1984

Cautionary fables: an interview with Roger Corman / Ed Naha/1984

The Orson Welles of the Z picture: an interview with Roger Corman / Wheeler Winston Dixon/1986

An interview with Roger Corman / Robert Benayoun, Jean-Pierre Berthom, and Michel Ciment/1990

Roger Corman: a mini-mogul directs again / Gregory Solman/1990

California gothic: the Corman/Haller collaboration / Lawrence French/2006

Corman: godfather of the A's / Constantine Nasr/2008

Academy Award acceptance speech / Roger Corman/2009.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index.

ISBN:

1-283-28244-5

9786613282446

1-61703-167-4

OCLC:

756484255