Above the Line Conversations About the Movies

Above the Lineis a dazzling gathering of insights and anecdotes from all corners of the film industry. The interviews (portions of which originally appeared inPlayboyandMovieline) explore from the inside the skills, intelligence, experiences, and emotions of eleven key players who produce, write, direct, act, and review the movies, including Oliver Stone, Anthony Hopkins, Jodie Foster, Robert Evans, Lily Tomlin, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Harrison Ford, Robert Towne, Sharon Stone, and Siskel and Ebert. Witty, scathing, gossipy, generous, the interviewees show just what make the movies work from "above the line"from the perspective of those whose names go above the title. These are the "talent"the gifted individuals, often with inflated egos, often torn by doubtseach representing a piece of the puzzle that somehow gives rise to the best in moviemaking today.Grobel, Lawrence is the author of 'Above the Line Conversations About the Movies' with ISBN 9780306809781 and ISBN 0306809788.