Drawing Directors

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Fifty years. Countless sketches. One director's illustrated love letter to the filmmakers who shaped cinema.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>From </span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Grease</em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> to </span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The Blue Lagoon</em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> director Randal Kleiser has left his mark on the screen. But behind the camera he's been quietly sketching portraits of the legends he's met along the way-Scorsese Spielberg Coppola and many more.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Now in this charming and visually rich book Kleiser shares a curated collection of his hand-drawn portraits each accompanied by a short entertaining write-up. Sometimes anecdotal sometimes insightful always personal-these mini-profiles offer a peek into the lives and work of cinema's most iconic directors as seen through the eyes of a fellow filmmaker.</span></p><p><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Drawing Directors</em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> is part film history part art book and part backstage pass to Hollywood's inner circle.</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Perfect for fans of:</strong></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Movie buffs and film students</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Art lovers and illustrators</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Readers who enjoy quirky memoirs and creative nonfiction</span></p><p></p><p><strong style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Includes:</strong></p><ul><li><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>100+ original hand-drawn portraits</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Personal stories and behind-the-scenes moments</span></li><li><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Surprising facts famous quotes and a touch of humor</span></li></ul><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Whether you're a cinephile a doodler or just love a good Hollywood story this book is your front-row seat to the directors who shaped our screens-and the artist who drew them from the shadows.</span></p><p></p>