Ready for My Close-Up!: Great Movie Speeches

by Denny Martin Flinn

Book Overview

If I want to send a message, I'll call Western Union. This famous line has been attributed to various movie moguls, yet while these moguls ruled the Hollywood studio system, movies were in the midst of a golden age of dialogue. Films included more messages, ideas, themes, and pontifications than they ever have since. Although producers trembled at commands from the front office, writers (the low men and women on the totem pole) went quietly to their...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0879103507
• ISBN13: 9780879103507
• Release Date: November 2007
• Publisher: Limelight
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.0"