Those Who Made It Speaking with the Legends of Hollywood [Hardcover]

What was it like to work behind the scenes, away from the spotlight's glare, in Hollywood's so-called Golden Age? The interviews in this book provide eye-witness accounts from the likes of Steven Spielberg and Terry Gilliam, to explore the creative decisions that have shaped some of Classical Hollywood's most-loved films.

People often talk about movie legends, but in this star-studded collection of interviews John C. Tibbetts actually talks with those legends. Whether you're interested in cinematic innovators as different as Jim Henson and Michael Moore, great directors like Robert Altman and Steven Spielberg, or the masters of special effects, sound engineering, movie criticism and preservation, you'll want to read this insight-filled and extremely entertaining book. Michael Dirda, Pulitzer Prize-winning weekly book columnist for The Washington Post

Those Who Made It is, for film scholars, much like that box found tucked away in Grandma's attic full of wonders and unexpected links to the past, all carefully preserved for future generations. Once discovered, it grants insights, reveals secrets, and becomes a place to which our imaginations return again and again. Cynthia J. Miller, Scholar-in-Residence, Emerson College, USA

Following his passions, John C. Tibbetts has conducted hundreds of interviews with filmmakers, musicians, writers and other artists. I am delighted to see that many of the best interviews are now available in this volume. Peter Lev, Professor, Electronic Media and Film, Towson University, USA

John C. Tibbetts is a genial host crafting two-dozen conversational portraits of such high profile and diverse talents as John Houseman, Steven Spielberg, Bernardo Bertolucci, Mira Nair and Philip Glass. Always intimate and revealing, these conversations are a must-read for anyone interested in the changing face of Hollywood over the last century. Gary R. Edgerton, Dean of the College of ClÓj