I read Hawks on Hawks with passion. I am very happy that this book exists. -- Franccedil;ois TruffautHoward Hawks (1896--1977) is often credited as being the most versatile of all of the great American directors; having worked with equal ease in screwball comedies; westerns; gangster movies; musicals; and adventure films. He directed an impressive number of Hollywoods greatest stars -- including Humphrey Bogart; Cary Grant; John Wayne; Lauren Bacall; Rosalind Russell; and Marilyn Monroe -- and some of his most celebrated films include Scarface (1932); Bringing Up Baby (1938); The Big Sleep (1946); Red River (1948); Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953); and Rio Bravo (1959). Hawks on Hawks draws on interviews that author Joseph McBride conducted with the director over the course of seven years; giving rare insight into Hawkss artistic philosophy; his relationships with the stars; and his position in an industry that was rapidly changing. In its new edition; this classic book is both an account of the film legends life and work and a guidebook on how to make movies.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy James F DrainThis book provides the chord changes for many great standards tunes.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Retro and classic selectionsBy J. M. K.Advanced chords with many sharps and flats. Great selection for advanced piano....0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Swing into the modernBy CustomerThe book is really a wonderful source for music of this era. Often the challenge is that there are several versions of a song floating about; mostly chords without melody. The trouble is that when adding the std melody line it often does not correlate to the chords - with this book; such frustration is removed.One thing could be easier though (OS) dependent is sharing of the songs with rest of band - not everyone has a Kindle/Tablet; so print features would be nice.