{"product_id":"life-in-movies-book-irwin-winkler-9781419735257","title":"A Life in Movies","description":"A\nrollicking autobiography from the legendary producer of \u003ci\u003eGoodfellas\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRocky\u003c\/i\u003e,\nand \u003ci\u003eRaging Bull\u003c\/i\u003e, and an insider’s account of making movies in\nHollywood over half a century\u003cbr\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\nThe list of films Irwin Winkler has produced in his more-than-fifty-year career\nis extraordinary: \u003ci\u003eRocky\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Goodfellas\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRaging\nBull\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDe-Lovely\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Right Stuff\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCreed\u003c\/i\u003e, and\n\u003ci\u003eThe Irishman\u003c\/i\u003e. His films have been nominated for fifty-two Academy\nAwards, including five movies for Best Picture, and have won twelve.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nIn \u003ci\u003eA Life in Movies\u003c\/i\u003e, his charming and insightful memoir, Winkler\ntells the stories of his career through his many films as a producer and then\nas a writer and director, charting the changes in Hollywood over the past\ndecades. Winkler started in the famous William Morris mailroom and made his\nfirst film—starring Elvis—in the last days of the old studio system. Beginning\nin the late 1960s, and then for decades to come, he produced a string of\nprovocative and influential films, making him one of the most critically\nlauded, prolific, and commercially successful producers of his era.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis is an engrossing and candid book, a beguiling exploration of what it\nmeans to be a producer, including purchasing rights, developing scripts,\ncasting actors, managing directors, editing film, and winning awards.Filled\nwith tales of legendary and beloved films, as well as some not-so-legendary and\nforgotten ones,\u003ci\u003e A Life in Movies \u003c\/i\u003etakes readers behind the\nscenes and into the history of Hollywood.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49532326052113,"sku":"GOR013033326","price":5.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50381814530321,"sku":"CIN141973525XG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/141973525X.jpg?v=1751449738","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-gb\/products\/life-in-movies-book-irwin-winkler-9781419735257","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}