num_pages: 302
description: A revealing look at the influences and aspirations of today’s hottest filmmakers   A new era has dawned in Hollywood, with a wave of innovative filmmakers redefining the art of big-screen entertainment for modern audiences. Entertainment journalist Josh Horowitz provides an in-depth look at twenty directors on the leading edge through a series of candid interviews. Horowitz covers a full range of styles and sensibilities—revealing both the points of agreement and the sharp distinctions among this eclectic * Kevin Smith’s do-it-yourself aesthetics in  Clerks  and  Chasing Amy* Michel Gondry’s surreal dreamscapes in  Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind* Trey Parker’s love of fart jokes in  South Park* How Jon Favreau’s teenage obsession with Dungeons &amp; Dragons helped make  Swingers* Todd Philips’ journey from documentary filmmaker to box-office success with  Old School
language: English
title: The Mind of the Modern Moviemaker: Twenty Conversations with the New Generation of Filmmakers
titlecomplete: The Mind of the Modern Moviemaker: Twenty Conversations with the New Generation of Filmmakers
genres: Film, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 39
publisher: Plume