{"title":"Peter Bogdanovich","description":"\u003cp\u003ePeter Bogdanovich’s works offer an intimate glimpse into the world of filmmaking, blending personal memoir with incisive reflections on cinema. His writing captures the passion and challenges faced by directors and actors alike, making these books a compelling read for lovers of film and storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect candid anecdotes and insightful commentary that delve into the art of directing and the dynamics of the movie industry. These memoirs illuminate the creative process with warmth and wit, inviting a closer understanding of the craft behind the camera.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"who-the-hells-in-it-by-peter-bogdanovich-9780571224319","title":"Who the Hell's In It?","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWho the Hell's In It?\u003c\/em\u003e offers first-hand interviews with some of the greatest movie stars, serving as a kind of Heat magazine for the 1950s. This wonderful compendium is a perfect companion to those American Film Institute top 100s lists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing all of the big Hollywood names from the Golden Age of Hollywood, it includes icons from Marilyn Monroe to Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant to Frank Sinatra. This unique treasure-trove of stars has already received amazing publicity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46847197937900,"sku":"9780571224319","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9919303482391.jpg?v=1758935063"},{"product_id":"but-what-i-really-want-to-do-is-direct-by-peter-bogdanovich-9781399648578","title":"But What I Really Want to Do is Direct","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA final gift from the great American director, writer, actor, producer, critic, and film historian, Peter Bogdanovich, a memoir based on intimate journals and charting his apprentice years leading up to the making of his iconic, Oscar-nominated film, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Picture Show.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePeter Bogdanovich liked to say \"I was born. And then I liked movies.\" As a director, he soared to fame, becoming one of Hollywood's most revered directors of the 1970s, channelling his passion for Golden Age cinema into beloved films such as \u003ci\u003eWhat's Up, Doc?\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePaper Moon\u003c\/i\u003e and becoming a central figure in the New Hollywood movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFirst, however, came his apprentice years as a young New York film critic who took the gamble to move, alongside his wife, the great production designer and producer Polly Platt, to Hollywood in the last days of the studio system. Here he found an extraordinary assemblage of legendary filmmakers, still working (or trying to). Ford, Hawks, Hitchcock, Renoir: they all befriended the young film obsessive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut Bogdanovich, determined to make movies of his own, was a young man in a hurry. Based on the journals he kept between 1965 and 1971, this uniquely personal book charts his journey from Hollywood outsider—sometimes watching three or four films a day—to working filmmaker on the eve of his extraordinary first success, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Picture Show,\u003c\/i\u003e and embarking on an affair with his star, Cybil Shepherd. It is a story shot through with later, hard-earned wisdom gleaned from a lifetime of professional ups and downs and personal tragedy. \u003ci\u003eBut What I Really Want to Do is Direct\u003c\/i\u003e is a remarkable show business memoir with the depth, audacity, and verve of peers like \u003ci\u003eAct One\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Kid Stays in the Picture.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67720696889580,"sku":"9781399648578","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781399648578-but-what-i-really-want-to-do-is-direct-1.jpg?v=1791916920"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/peter-bogdanovich.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}