{"product_id":"silver-city-and-other-screenplays-paperback","title":"Silver City and Other Screenplays - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Sayles\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Sayles -- winner of the John Steinbeck Award and others -- has been called the \"conscience of the independent film world\" and the screenwriter's screenwriter. \u003ci\u003eSilver City and Other Screenplays\u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of Sayles's greatest work, something that will delight his legion of fans and also aspiring screenwriters and film students who will regard the book as a master class in the art of screenwriting. \u003ci\u003eSilver City and Other Screenplays\u003c\/i\u003e includes Sayles's most celebrated work -- including Matewan, Return of the Secaucus Seven, Lone Star, and Passion Fish (for which he received an Oscar nomination for Best Screenplay), and his latest film Silver City, a spirited lampoon and a timely, toxic warning about the present state of American democracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf the U.S. were to boast one great independent film director, he would be \u003cb\u003eJohn Sayles\u003c\/b\u003e, a cult figure among his admirers. Nominated for both an Academy Award for scriptwriting and a National Book Award, Sayles has written screenplays, teleplays, short stories, and novels and has worked as a script doctor for a virtual who's who of Hollywood film and television talent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 484\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.32 x 8.96 x 6.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 06, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42714821460031,"sku":"9781560256311","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/4c1c28d2eb3bcb9817543314f71bc048.webp?v=1765069351","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/silver-city-and-other-screenplays-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}