Joseph Mc Bride is a film historian and professor in the School of Cinema at San Francisco State University. He is the author of many books, including three critical studies of Orson Welles;
Frank Capra: The Catastrophe of Success (1992);
Steven Spielberg: A Biography (1997);
Searching for John Ford (2001); and
Frankly: Unmasking Frank Capra (2019).
19 Ebooks par Joseph McBride
Joseph McBride: How Did Lubitsch Do It?
Orson Welles called Ernst Lubitsch (1892–1947) “a giant” whose “talent and originality are stupefying.” Jean Renoir said, “He invented the modern Hollywood.” Celebrated for his distinct style and cre …
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Joseph McBride: Writing in Pictures
Unlike most how-to books on screenwriting, Writing in Pictures is highly practical, offering a realistic guide to the screenwriting profession, as well as concrete practical guidance in the steps pro …
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Joseph McBride: Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg is responsible for some of the most successful films of all time: Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, E.T. and the 'Indiana Jones' series. Yet for many years most cri …
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Gary Graver: Making Movies with Orson Welles
In 1958, Gary Graver moved from his hometown of Portland, Oregon to Los Angeles, California with dreams of an acting career in Hollywood. Soon after his arrival, he caught a double bill in a small th …
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Joseph McBride: Hawks on Hawks
A portrait of the renowned film director based on seven years of interviews: "I am very happy that this book exists." -Francois Truffaut Howard Hawks is often credited as the most versatile …
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Joseph McBride: What Ever Happened to Orson Welles?
A “personal and passionate” account of the Citizen Kane director’s years as an expatriate and self-funded filmmaker (Los Angeles Times). At twenty-five, Orson Welles directed, co-wr …
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Joseph McBride: Steven Spielberg
Until the first edition of Steven Spielberg: A Biography was published in 1997, much about Spielberg’s personality and the forces that shaped it had remained enigmatic, in large part because of his t …
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Joseph McBride: Frank Capra
Moviegoers often assume Frank Capra’s life resembled his beloved films (such as Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and It’s a Wonderful Life). A man of the people faces tremendous odds and, by doing the ri …
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Joseph McBride: Hawks on Hawks
‘I read Hawks on Hawks with passion. I am very happy that this book exists.’—François Truffaut Howard Hawks (1896–1977) is often credited as being the most versatile of all of the great American dire …
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Joseph McBride: What Ever Happened to Orson Welles?
At the age of twenty-five, Orson Welles (1915–1985) directed, co-wrote, and starred in Citizen Kane, widely regarded as the greatest film ever made. But Welles was such a revolutionary filmmaker tha …
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Joseph McBride: Searching for John Ford
John Ford’s classic films—such as Stagecoach, The Grapes of Wrath, How Green Was My Valley, The Quiet Man, and The Searchers—have earned him worldwide admiration as America’s foremost filmmaker, a di …
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Joseph McBride: Billy Wilder
The director and cowriter of some of the world’s most iconic films—including Double Indemnity, Sunset Blvd., Some Like It Hot, and The Apartment—Billy Wilder earned acclaim as American cinema’s great …
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Joseph McBride: Searching for John Ford
John Ford’s classic films-such as Stagecoach, The Grapes of Wrath, How Green Was My Valley, The Quiet Man, and The Searchers-have earned him worldwide admiration as America’s foremost filmmaker, a di …
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Joseph McBride: The Whole Durn Human Comedy: Life According to the Coen Brothers
The Coen Bros. have attracted a wide following and have been rewarded with Oscars and other honors. Some of their films such as Fargo, The Big Lebowski, and No Country for Old Men are cult favorites …
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Joseph McBride: The Whole Durn Human Comedy: Life According to the Coen Brothers
The Coen Bros. have attracted a wide following and have been rewarded with Oscars and other honors. Some of their films such as Fargo, The Big Lebowski, and No Country for Old Men are cult favorites …
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Joseph McBride: What Ever Happened to Orson Welles?
In this intimate and often surprising personal portrait, Joseph Mc Bride challenges the conventional wisdom that Welles’s career after Citizen Kane, widely regarded as the greatest film ever made, fe …
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Joseph McBride & Michael Wilmington: John Ford
Orson Welles was once asked which directors he most admired. He replied: ‘The old masters. By which I mean John Ford, John Ford, and John Ford.’ A legend in his own time, John Ford (1894–1973) receiv …
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Joseph McBride: George Cukor’s People
The director of classic films such as Sylvia Scarlett, The Philadelphia Story, Gaslight, Adam’s Rib, A Star Is Born, and My Fair Lady, George Cukor is widely admired but often misunderstood. Reductiv …
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