Barry Sonnenfeld, Call Your Mother: Memoirs of a Neurotic Filmmaker

Barry Sonnenfeld

Hachette Books

The Crew

Buena Vista Home Entertainment

Film and television director Barry Sonnenfeld's outrageous and hilarious memoir traces his idiosyncratic upbringing in New York City, his breaking into film as a cinematographer with the Coen brothers, and his unexpected career as the director behind such huge film franchises as The Addams Family and Men in Black, and beloved work like Get Shorty, Pushing Daises, and A Series of Unfortunate Events.Barry Sonnenfeld's philosophy is, "Regret the Past. Fear the Present. Dread the Future." Told in his unmistakable voice, Barry Sonnenfeld, Call Your Mother is a laugh-out-loud memoir about coming of age. Constantly threatened with suicide by his over-protective mother, disillusioned by the father he worshiped, and abused by a demonic relative, Sonnenfeld somehow went on to become one of Hollywood's most successful producers and directors.Written with poignant insight and real-life irony, the book follows Sonnenfeld from childhood as a French horn player through graduate film school at NYU, where he developed his talent for cinematography. His first job after graduating was shooting nine feature length pornos in nine days. From that humble entrée, he went on to form a friendship with the Coen Brothers, launching his career shooting their first three films.Though Sonnenfeld had no ambition to direct, Scott Rudin convinced him to be the director of The Addams Family. It was a successful career move. He went on to direct many more films and television shows. Will Smith once joked that he wanted to take Sonnenfeld to Philadelphia public schools and say, "If this guy could end up as a successful film director on big budget films, anyone can." This book is a fascinating and hilarious roadmap for anyone who thinks they can't succeed in life because of a rough beginning.

Biographies & Memoirs

Arts & Literature

Hachette Book Group and Blackstone Publishing

Set to be the summer's box office blowout, starring four of today's most exciting stars, Wild Wild West tracks the adventures of two highly competitive special government agents (played by Will Smith and Kevin Kline) forced to pool their talents to outwit a diabolical villain (Kenneth Branagh) plotting to assassinate the president of the United States with the aid of his monstrous walking weapon-transport vehicle called the Tarantula. A beautiful and mysterious entertainer (Salma Hayek) complicates matters for the duo in this irresistible blend of romance, humor, fantastic weaponry, and hair-raising confrontations.Wild Wild West features mind-blowing sets created by the multi-Academy Award RM -nominated team who designed Men in Black, startlingly creative gadgetry from Jurassic Park's special-effects guru, and state-of-the-art effects produced by the electronic wizards of Industrial Light & Magic.Film buffs and adventure fans will relish every aspect of this hip, smart, sexy, technologically cutting-edge movie and won't want to miss the incredible behind-the-scenes story of its making, illustrated with dazzling full-color photos and production-design artwork.

The Wild, Wild, West: The Screenplay and Story Behind the Film (Newmarket Pictorial Moviebook)

Humor & Entertainment

Movies

Newmarket Pr

Dinosaurs Vs. Aliens

GRANT MORRISON

Liquid Comics LLC

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