Richard Schickel has written dozens of  books about some of the leading influences in the film industry (see Selected Book Publications below).  His most recent book, Conversations With  Scorsese, is available now from Alfred A. Knopf. 
 

CONVERSATIONS WITH SCORSESE
by Richard Schikel

Mean Streets, Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, The Last Temptation of Christ, Kundun, The Departed, The Aviator, Shutter Island: these are just a few of the critically acclaimed films, startling experimental works, and spectacular commercial blockbusters with which Martin Scorsese has forever enriched American cinema. Here is a rare and wonderfully insightful chance to experience all of these films, and the history and process of moviemaking in general, through the words and wit of the master director.
   

"A book no one interested in movies will want to put down."  David Thomson

"I loved it.  Really, this book offered all the pleasures of slyly eaves-dropping on a private but riveting and entertaining conversation going on at the next table."  Ron Howard

"Wide ranging and astute, it's film school on steroids."  Molly Haskell

"A richly textured and totally engaging triumph."  Leo Braudy

"The two men are not only having a real conversation but also having fun.  This book is a treasure, and anyone who love Scorsese's work should own it."  Jeanine Basinger

"Anyone with even a passing interest in Scorsese's career or in film history will find a gem on every page."  Publisher's Weekly

"Perhaps the definitive piece of self-commentary that will ever be produced about the work of Scorsese."  Library Journal

"Schickel and Scorsese are utterly movie-obsessed, so a significant chunk of the conversation is inevitably devoted to the classic films they both love; for cinephiles, these passages, where two passionate and supremely informed fans articulately chat about the subjects of their fixation, might be the most rewarding part of this fascinating document."  Booklist

"This is the most probing and enjoyable explication of Scorsese's career."  Kirkus Review

"Insightful, engaging, satisfying."  Los Angeles Times
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Selected Book Publications

  1. The World of Carnegie Hall, 1960     
  2. The Stars, 1962     
  3. The World of Goya, 1968     
  4. The Disney Version, 1968; revised editions, 1984, 1997     
  5. Second Sight: Notes on Some Movies, 1965-72, 1973     
  6. His Picture in the Papers, 1975     
  7. The Men Who Made the Movies, 1975     
  8. Another I, Another You, 1978     
  9. Cary Grant: A Celebration, 1983     
  10. D.W. Griffith: An American Life, 1984     
  11. Intimate Strangers: The Culture of Celebrity, 1985; revised edition, 2000     
  12. James Cagney: A Celebration, 1986     
  13. Striking Poses, 1987 (collaboration)     
  14. Schickel on Film, 1989     
  15. Hollywood at Home, 1990 (collaboration)     
  16. Brando: A Life in Our Times, 1991     
  17. "Double Indemnity," 1992     
  18. Clint Eastwood: A Biography, 1996     
  19. Matinee Idylls: Reflections on the Movies, 1999     
  20. Good Morning, Mr. Zip Zip Zip, 2003     
  21. Woody Allen: A Life in Film, 2004     
  22. Elia Kazan: A Biography, 2005     
  23. Film On Paper, 2008     
  24. You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story (co-author), 2008     
  25. Bette Davis: Larger than Life (co-author), 2009     
  26. Clint: A Retrospective, 2010     
  27. Conversations with Scorsese, 2011     

 

     


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