NOAH ISENBERG

Edgar G Ulmer is perhaps best known today for Detour often considered the epitome of a certain noir style that transcends its B list origins But in his lifetime he never achieved the celebrity of fellow Austrian and German emigre directors like Billy Wilder Otto Preminger Fred Zinnemann and Robert Siodmak and spent most of his career as an itinerant filmmaker earning modest paychecks for films frequently overlooked or forgotten In this fascinating account of a career spent on the margins of Hollywood Noah Isenberg sheds new light on little known details of Ulmer s personal life and his wide ranging eclectic films features aimed at minority audiences horror and sci fi flicks genre pictures made in the United States and abroad As he follows the twists and turns of Ulmer s fortunes Isenberg shows that Ulmer s unconventional path was in many ways more typical than that of his more illustrious colleagues advancing a new understanding of low budget filmmaking in the studio era and beyond

Billy Wilder, reportero reúne una selección de más de cincuenta artículos que Wilder (entonces conocido como "Billie") publicó durante aquellos años en revistas y periódicos. Desde el relato humorístico de sus experiencias como compañero de baile contratado en un elegante hotel de Berlin y sus articulos sobre el panorama inematografico internacional, hasta sus agudos perfiles de escritores, artistas y politicos; la seleccion nos ofrece nuevos conocimientos sobre la mente creativa de uno de los cineastas mas valorados de la historia del cine. Estos escritos de Wilder, una mezcla embriagadora de ensayos culturales, entrevistas y reseñas, contienen el mismo ingenio e inteligencia que los guiones que escribio (14 nominaciones como guionista) para Hollywood, mientras que tambien arrojan luz sobre los rincones oscuros de Viena y Berlin de entreguerras, por el que aparecen Charles Chaplin. Cornelius Vanderbilt, Adolphe Menjou, Erich von Stroheim, el principe de Gales, y otras figuras universales.Uno de los libros del año(Tom Stoppard, Times Literary Suplement)Una revelacion(Marc Weingarten, Washington Post)Una deliciosa compilacion(Tobias Grey, Financial Times)Una animada antologia(Jonathan Coe, Spectator)Este libro incluye los reportajes mas significativos de los inicios de Wilder(Gavin Plumley, Literary Rewiew)Billy Wilder, reportero es una lectura maravillosa, se lee como si fuera un buen wiskhy de malta literario(David Marx, Book Reviews)Una antologia que tanto puede interesar al publico academico como al publico en general(Nora Gortcheva. EuropeNow)

Casablanca is "not one movie," Umberto Eco once quipped, "it is movies". Released in 1942, the film won 4 Oscars, including Best Picture and featured unforgettable performances by Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman. The book offers a rich account of the films origins, the myths and realities behind its production, and the reasons it remains so revered today. Through extensive research and interviews with film-makers, Noah Isenberg explores he ways in which the film continues to dazzle audiences and saturate popular culture 75 years after its release.