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Which Lie Did I Tell? Book

Veteran Hollywood screenwriter William Goldman's sequel to Adventures In The Screen Trade is every bit as good as its illustrious predecessor. Part memoir, part screenwriting lesson, Goldman's book is everything that his readers have come to expect--opinionated, chatty, digressive and (most importantly) honest. Goldman is utterly distrustful of the Hollywood machine and with good reason: as he warns fellow screenwriters, "Most studios are planning on firing you as soon as you hand them your first draft." As the writer of numerous hits including Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, Marathon Man and Misery, few people are better placed to offer an insider's view of the film industry, and even fewer could be so entertaining in the process.The way Goldman tells it, screenwriting is an unstable business at best. Yet his enthusiasm is evident in practically every sentence and his advice on writing is invaluable for those who would follow in his Oscar-winning footsteps. Throughout the book, Goldman offers numerous insights into his creative process, culminating in the final third of the book with an original script, followed by the critical comments of other top screenwriters. However, this is not just a great read for budding writers-Goldman's tales about Hollywood are so compelling that even the most casual film fan will be fascinated by this world in which, as the author has famously maintained, "nobody knows anything". --John OatesRead More

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  • Foyles

    Following the bestselling "Adventures in the Screen" Trade Goldman has even more secrets to tell. He shares behind-the-scenes anecdotes from the sets of such movies as "The Princess Bride", "Misery and Maverick", and fills us in on what it's like to work with Mel Gibson, Michael Douglas, Clint Eastwood, amongst many other Hollywood players. He tells us what does and doesn't work on film and why, and conducts a virtual writer's clinic on classic moments in great screenplays: among them the crop-dusting scene in North by Northwest and the zipper scene in "There's Something About Mary". Finally, Goldman brings together some of today's top screenwriters to analyse and doctor a screenplay he created specifically for this book. "Which Lie Did I Tell?" is the definitve guide for any inspiring screenwriter in revealing the nuts and bolts behind the glitzy facade of contemporary Hollywood film.

  • ASDA

    A sequel to Adventures in the Screen Trade this work has more secrets to tell. It shares behind-the-scenes anecdotes from the sets of such movies as The Princess Bride Misery and Maverick and fills us in on what it's like to work with Mel Gibson Michael Douglas Clint Eastwood amongst many other Hollywood players.

  • Waterstones

    A sequel to ''Adventures in the Screen Trade'', this work has more secrets to tell. It shares behind-the-scenes anecdotes from the sets of such movies as ''The Princess Bride'', ''Misery and Maverick'', and fills us in on what it's like to work with Mel Gi

  • 0747553173
  • 9780747553175
  • William Goldman
  • 21 May 2001
  • Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 496
  • New edition
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