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Prekės aprašymas: Confessions of a Puppetmaster: A Hollywood Memoir of Ghouls, Guts, and Gonzo Filmmaking
This memoir from the king of B-movies such as Tourist Trap and Ghoulies looks at his work directing and producing over 300 films and his pioneering role in the rise of direct-to-home video and video streaming. 25,000 first printing.
Renowned producer, director, and &;B movie&; showman Charles Band takes readers on a wild romp through Hollywood&;s decidedly un-Oscar-worthy underbelly, where mayhem and zombies reign supreme, and cheap thrills and entertainment are king"This book is a blast. It made me want to stay up all night and watch terrible movies." &;Peter Sagal"One of the most entertaining film bios ever." &;Larry Karaszewski"Reads like a Tarantino film written by Hunter S. Thompson." &;BooklistZombies, aliens, a little skin, lots of gore&;and even more laughs&;the cinematic universe of Charles Band is legendary. From the toilet-invading creatures of Ghoulies to the time-travelling bounty hunter in Trancers to the pandemic-crashed Corona Zombies, Band has spent four decades giving B-movie lovers exactly what they love. In Confessions of a Puppetmaster, this congenial master of Grindhouse cinema tells his own story, uncut.Born into a family of artists, Band spent much of his childhood in Rome where his father worked in the film industry. Early visits to movie sets sealed young Charlie&;s fate. By his twenties he had plunged into moviemaking himself and found his calling in exploitation movies&;quick, low-budget efforts that exploit the zeitgeist and feed people&;s desire for clever, low-brow entertainment. His films crossed genres, from vampire flicks to sci fi to erotic musical adaptations of fairy tales. As he came into his own as a director, he was the first to give starring roles to household names like Demi Moore, Helen Hunt, and Bill Maher.Off set, Band&;s life has been equally epic. Returning to his beloved Italy, he bought both Dino De Laurentiis&;s movie studio and a medieval castle. After Romania&;s oppressive communist regime fell, he circumvented the U.S. State Department to shoot films in Dracula&;s homeland. He made&;and then lost&;a moviemaking fortune. A visionary, Band was also at the vanguard of the transition to home video and streaming, making and distributing direct-to-video movies long before the major studios caught on.In this revealing tell-all, Band details the dizzying heights and catastrophic depths of his four decades in showbiz. A candid and engaging glimpse at Hollywood&;s wild side, Confessions of a Puppetmaster is as entertaining as the movies that made this consummate schlockmeister famous.
Renowned producer, director, and &;B movie&; showman Charles Band takes readers on a wild romp through Hollywood&;s decidedly un-Oscar-worthy underbelly, where mayhem and zombies reign supreme, and cheap thrills and entertainment are king"This book is a blast. It made me want to stay up all night and watch terrible movies." &;Peter Sagal"One of the most entertaining film bios ever." &;Larry Karaszewski"Reads like a Tarantino film written by Hunter S. Thompson." &;BooklistZombies, aliens, a little skin, lots of gore&;and even more laughs&;the cinematic universe of Charles Band is legendary. From the toilet-invading creatures of Ghoulies to the time-travelling bounty hunter in Trancers to the pandemic-crashed Corona Zombies, Band has spent four decades giving B-movie lovers exactly what they love. In Confessions of a Puppetmaster, this congenial master of Grindhouse cinema tells his own story, uncut.Born into a family of artists, Band spent much of his childhood in Rome where his father worked in the film industry. Early visits to movie sets sealed young Charlie&;s fate. By his twenties he had plunged into moviemaking himself and found his calling in exploitation movies&;quick, low-budget efforts that exploit the zeitgeist and feed people&;s desire for clever, low-brow entertainment. His films crossed genres, from vampire flicks to sci fi to erotic musical adaptations of fairy tales. As he came into his own as a director, he was the first to give starring roles to household names like Demi Moore, Helen Hunt, and Bill Maher.Off set, Band&;s life has been equally epic. Returning to his beloved Italy, he bought both Dino De Laurentiis&;s movie studio and a medieval castle. After Romania&;s oppressive communist regime fell, he circumvented the U.S. State Department to shoot films in Dracula&;s homeland. He made&;and then lost&;a moviemaking fortune. A visionary, Band was also at the vanguard of the transition to home video and streaming, making and distributing direct-to-video movies long before the major studios caught on.In this revealing tell-all, Band details the dizzying heights and catastrophic depths of his four decades in showbiz. A candid and engaging glimpse at Hollywood&;s wild side, Confessions of a Puppetmaster is as entertaining as the movies that made this consummate schlockmeister famous.