The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece by Tom... 9781529151800

A stunning emotionally satisfying tale about the art of storytelling I never wanted the lights to come up I could not put it down GRAHAM NORTONIts its own universe complete with a sun a cast of circling planets and a limitless number of stars Its gravity pulls you in and its far reaching multilayered rollicking exuberance holds you in place I would have been happy to live inside this book forever ANN PATCHETTA wildly ambitious story of the making of a colossal starstudded multimilliondollar superhero action film and the humble comic book that inspired it all Spanning 80 years of a changing America and culminating in the opening of the film we meet a colourful cast of characters including a troubled soldier returning from war a young boy with an artistic gift an inspired and eccentric director a pompous film star on the rise a tireless production assistant and countless film crew members that together create Hollywood magicFunny touching and wonderfully thoughtprovoking The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece offers an insiders take on the momentous efforts it takes to make a film At once a reflection on Americas past and present on the world of show business and the real world we all live inPraise for Tom HanksAuthentically geniune a Writer with a capital W Stephen FryHankss prose is impressive fluent convincing and confident The TimesTom Hanks is a wise and hilarious writer with an endlessly surprising mind Steve Martin