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Patrick McGilligan continues his celebrated interviews with exceptional screenwriters in Backstory 5, focusing on the 1990's. The thirteen featured writers-Albert Brooks, Jean-Claude Carrière, Nora Ephron, Ronald Harwood, John Hughes, David Koepp, Richard LaGravenese, Barry Levinson, Eric Roth, John Sayles, Tom Stoppard, Barbara Turner, and Rudy Wurlitzer-are not confined to the 1990's, but their engrossing, detailed, and richly personal stories create, in McGilligan's words, "a snapshot of a profession in motion." Emphasizing the craft of writing and the process of collaboration, this new volume looks at how Hollywood is changing to meet new economic and creative challenges. Backstory 5 explores how these writers come up with their ideas, how they go about adapting a stage play or work of fiction, how they organize and structure their work, and much more.

Screenwriters --- Screen writers --- Authors --- Motion picture authorship --- Film authorship --- Film-making (Motion pictures) --- Film scriptwriting --- Filmmaking (Motion pictures) --- Motion picture plays --- Motion picture scriptwriting --- Motion picture writing --- Motion pictures --- Movie-making --- Moviemaking --- Moving-picture authorship --- Screen writing --- Screenplay writing --- Screenwriting --- Scriptwriting, Film --- Scriptwriting, Motion picture --- Authorship --- Play-writing --- 1990s. --- adaptations. --- albert brooks. --- backstory. --- barbara turner. --- barry levinson. --- behind the scenes. --- biographical. --- career. --- collaborative projects. --- contemporary. --- david koepp. --- eric roth. --- fictional works. --- jean claude carriere. --- john hughes. --- john sayles. --- movie writers. --- nonfiction. --- nora ephron. --- personal interviews. --- pop culture. --- popular movies. --- popular television. --- richard lagravenese. --- ronald harwood. --- rudy wurlitzer. --- screenwriters. --- stage plays. --- television writers. --- tom stoppard. --- writing.