The Book Depository Which Lie Did I Tell by William Goldman
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Description: Which Lie Did I Tell? : Paperback : Random House USA Inc : 9780375703195 : 0375703195 : 20 Feb 2001 : From the Oscar-winning screenwriter of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid comes a garrulous new book that is as much a screenwriting how-to (and how-not-to) manual as it is a feast of insider information. Goldman, one of the most successful screenwriters in Hollywood today, tells all he knows. Devastatingly eye-opening and endlessly entertaining, Which Lie Did I Tell? is indispensable reading for anyone intrigued by the process of how a movie gets made. The Book Depository Which Lie Did I Tell by William Goldman - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
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Author: Irvin Levy
Rating: 5
Review: Not only a terrific instructional book for anyone aspiring to (or attempting to return to a place where he can) write, it's a great read and a peek into the mind and often tortured soul of an icon of the screenwriting trade. The word generous is so over used by actors but it fits here. Goldman lays bare his soul and allows the reader to read blisteringly honest critiques by major sreenwriters of a draft of one of his unpublished screenplays as we get an unfiltered view of these critically and commercially successful scribes. So revealing of each of them and of our hero, as well and shows that having a thick skin can be as important as being a good writer. The best thing about this book is that it makes me want to finish some things I've started and gives me more tools to do so effectively. I guess I buried the lede, but I couldn't put this book down and enjoyed every minute of it.
Author: Muz MURRAY
Rating: 3
Review: This is more for aspiring screenwriters to realise what a pain it is to try to work with Hollywood. It seems composed of bits of screenplays, scrappily put together and does not live up to its hype. No juicy filmset gossip or behind scenes stories about the stars. I found it rather disappointing and somewhat boring in parts.
