Collected Interviews Voices from Twentieth-Century Cinema Edited and with Interviews by Wheeler Winston Dixon   November 2001 240 pages | 6 x 9 ISBN 0-8093-2417-2, $40.00s cloth ISBN 0-8093-2407-5, $25.00t paper Film Studies   Contents Working in Warhol’s Factory: Gerard Malanga Surviving the Studio System: Alex Nicol The Man Who Created The Avengers: Brian Clemens The Last of England: Bryan Forbes Shooting Cape Fear: Freddie Francis Creating Ren and Stimpy: John Kricfalusi When I’m 63: Jonathan Miller The Director as Journeyman: Ralph Thomas The Orson Welles of the Z Pictures: Roger Corman Twilight of the Empire: Roy Ward Baker Subverting the British Studio System: Wendy Toye The Long Day Closes: Terence Davies Alternative Screen Identities: Vincent Price Digital Animation: Sally Cruikshank The Tradition of New Zealand Cinema: John O’Shea     “By means of his carefully planned, intelligent interview technique, Dixon has focused upon both ‘sung’ and ‘unsung’ heroes. . . . Unlike other interviewers, he has not only sought out neglected characters but has asked them pertinent questions relating to their contributions to cinema. This collection of essays is an important complement to Dixon’s other work.” —Tony Williams, coeditor (with Rocco Fumento) of Jack London's The Sea Wolf : A Screenplay     Noted film scholar Wheeler Winston Dixon offers a behind-the-scenes look into the lives of both major and marginalized figures who have dynamically transformed the landscape of international cinema in the twentieth century. Fifteen interviews spanning two decades of research are collected here, with many appearing in uncut form for the first time. Dixon’s interviewees represent a wide range of cinematic professions (directors, animators, actors, writers, and producers) from several branches of cinema (artistic, avant-garde, and commercial) with Dixon providing an introduction prior to each interview.   Purposeful in his selections, Dixon offers up voices from twentieth-century cinema that have never before had the chance to speak at such length and detail, as well as much more well-known figures addressing unique and obscure aspects of their respective careers. Collectively, this volume presents a treasure trove of firsthand information of keen interest to film scholars and movie buffs alike, while providing a glimpse into the future of cinema in the twenty-first century.   Wheeler Winston Dixon is the James Ryan Endowed Chair of Film Studies, chair of the film studies program at the University of Nebraska, and editor-in-chief of the Quarterly Review of Film and Video. He has authored or edited over fifteen books on cinema, including The Second Century of Cinema: The Past and the Future of the Moving Image and Film Genre 2000: New Critical Essays.

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