: Steven Spielberg, Stanley Kubrick, David Lynch, and Francis Ford Coppola. Key "Secret" Revelations
The book moves away from traditional film theory to focus on the "sordid details" and human flaws of legendary directors. Secret Lives of Great Filmmakers: What Your Tea...
Reviewers from Blogcritics and Amazon describe the book as a "fun diversion" or "trashy fun" that should be taken with a grain of salt. It is designed as an accessible, "coffee table" read rather than an academic text. : Steven Spielberg, Stanley Kubrick, David Lynch, and
: Charlie Chaplin , Alfred Hitchcock, and Orson Welles. It is designed as an accessible, "coffee table"
: Schnakenberg highlights "strange-but-true" facts, such as Alfred Hitchcock lacking a belly button or Charlie Chaplin failing to qualify for a Chaplin look-alike contest.
: Akira Kurosawa, Ingmar Bergman, Jean-Luc Godard, and Federico Fellini.
: His corpse was stolen for ransom two months after he died.