Levinson on Levinson (Directors on Directors Series)

About this book

Besides being involved with big-budget Hollywood films directing "RAIN MAN " "GOOD MORNING VIETNAM " "THE NATURAL " directing/producing "WAG THE DOG" and "BUGSY " and writing/directing/producing "TOYS" Barry Levinson has created more personal films specifically the Baltimore trilogy of DINER" "TIN MEN" and "AVALON." This book covers the beginning of his career up through "TOYS" 1992 with edits by David Thompson from interviews in Los Angeles during one week in September 1991. With over 70 b&w photos the six chapters take you from: Baltimore to Los Angeles; Mel Brooks to "DINER;" "DINER" to "YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES;" "TIN MEN" to "RAIN MAN;" with a stop in "AVALON" before wrapping up with From "BUGSY" to "TOYS." The book includes a list of illustrations/photos acknowledgements an intro by editor David Thompson a filmography 1969-1992 A Note on the Editor and an index.