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Novels and non-fiction about making films/TV programmes
Can anyone recommend any novels and non-fiction (biographies, memoirs) on film making or making TV programmes? They can be written from any perspective - actor, director, producer, writer, crew etc - and can be sublime or plain trashy.
Many thanks
Matthew
Many thanks
Matthew
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If your taste extends to light detective fiction, I warmly recommend the Charles Paris books by UK author Simon Brett. Paris is a professional actor and (almost by accident) an amateur sleuth, and each novel in the lengthy series deals with an aspect of UK showbiz: stage, radio, TV, film, voice-over, corporate video and so on. The books are beautifully observed and often wickedly funny, and though admittedly some of the references might not have quite the same impact on the other side of the Atlantic, they should still be highly enjoyable.
- If your taste extends to light detective fiction, I warmly recommend the Charles Paris books by UK author Simon Brett.
- Paris is a professional actor and (almost by accident) an amateur sleuth, and each novel in the lengthy series deals with an aspect of UK showbiz: stage, radio, TV, film, voice-over, corporate video and so on.
- The books are beautifully observed and often wickedly funny, and though admittedly some of the references might not have quite the same impact on the other side of the Atlantic, they should still be highly enjoyable.
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If your taste extends to light detective fiction, I warmly recommend the Charles Paris books by UK author Simon Brett. Paris is a professional actor and (almost by accident) an amateur sleuth, and each novel in the lengthy series deals with an aspect of UK showbiz: stage, radio, TV, film, voice-over, corporate video and so on.
The books are beautifully observed and often wickedly funny, a
The books are beautifully observed and often wickedly funny, a
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[nq:1]If your taste extends to light detective fiction, I warmly recommend the Charles Paris books by UK author Simon Brett. ... have quite the same impact on the other side of the Atlantic, they should still be highly enjoyable. Bert http://www.bertcoules.co.uk[/nq]
Thanks, Bert. I'm in the UK, by the way, and you've jo
Thanks, Bert. I'm in the UK, by the way, and you've jo
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[nq:1]Can anyone recommend any novels and non-fiction (biographies, memoirs) on film making or making TV programmes? They can be written from any perspective - actor, director, producer, writer, crew etc - and can be sublime or plain trashy.[/nq]
Check out Melvin van Peebles's "Sweet Sweetback's Baadass Song," about the making of the film by the same name. Or check out the great film adaptatio
Check out Melvin van Peebles's "Sweet Sweetback's Baadass Song," about the making of the film by the same name. Or check out the great film adaptatio
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[nq:2]Can anyone recommend any novels and non-fiction (biographies, memoirs) on ... crew etc - and can be sublime or plain trashy.[/nq]
[nq:1]Check out Melvin van Peebles's "Sweet Sweetback's Baadass Song," about the making of the film by the same name. Or check out the great film adaptation of the book, "Baadass!," written and directed by Melvin's son Mario.[/nq]
And let's not forget the
[nq:1]Check out Melvin van Peebles's "Sweet Sweetback's Baadass Song," about the making of the film by the same name. Or check out the great film adaptation of the book, "Baadass!," written and directed by Melvin's son Mario.[/nq]
And let's not forget the
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[nq:2]Can anyone recommend any novels and non-fiction (biographies, memoirs) on ... crew etc - and can be sublime or plain trashy.[/nq]
[nq:1]Check out Melvin van Peebles's "Sweet Sweetback's Baadass Song," about the making of the film by the same name. Or ... and directed by Melvin's son Mario. Stephen Mack "Nobody's smart enough to be wrong all the time." -Ken Wilber[/nq]
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[nq:1]Check out Melvin van Peebles's "Sweet Sweetback's Baadass Song," about the making of the film by the same name. Or ... and directed by Melvin's son Mario. Stephen Mack "Nobody's smart enough to be wrong all the time." -Ken Wilber[/nq]
Thanks. Looks f
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