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About the Author

Jonathan W. Rinzler was born on August 17, 1962, in Lakewood, New Jersey. He was raised in Manhattan and Berkeley. He studied at Parsons School of Design and graduated from New York University. From 2001-2016, he worked for Lucasfilm in the Lucasbooks division as executive editor. Rinzler was the mostrar mais author of more than 20 books. His work included, The Making of Star Wars (2007), The Complete Making of Indiana Jones (2008), and similar books about the other films, Alien, The Shining, and Planet of the Apes. He also wrote a novel, All Up (2020), about the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union. J. W. Rinzler died at his home in Albion, California on July 28, 2021. He was 58. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos

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Obras por J. W. Rinzler

The Making of Return of the Jedi (2013) 158 exemplares
The Star Wars (2014) 143 exemplares
The Sounds of Star Wars (2010) 103 exemplares
Star Wars: The Blueprints (2011) 73 exemplares
Star Wars Art: Visions (2010) 71 exemplares
The Making of Alien (2019) 53 exemplares
The Making of Aliens (2020) 43 exemplares
Star Wars Legends Epic Collection: Infinities, Vol. 1 (2015) — Autor — 41 exemplares
The Making of Planet of the Apes (2018) 27 exemplares

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Conhecimento Comum

Nome legal
Rinzler, Jonathan W.
Data de nascimento
1962
Data de falecimento
2021-07-28
Sexo
male
Nacionalidade
USA
Causa da morte
pancreatic cancer
Ocupações
Scénariste (Cinéma)

Membros

Críticas

This is a mess. As such, it is an interesting take on one of the early drafts of what eventually became the Star Wars we all know and love (it took years and many revisions of the story and script to make that film). It's pretty amazing that the author and artists were able to make this into something as semi-coherent as it is. You should only read this if you are a giant Star Wars fan and your little fan-boy heart won't be broken when you see the names of your favorite characters attached to almost unrecognizable new characterizations. I had fun reading it.… (mais)
 
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zot79 | 9 outras críticas | Aug 20, 2023 |
Every non-fiction book or documentary that tries to document the making of more than just one Star Wars movie always has the same flaw: they spend less time, and go into less detail, on each successive movie after the first one.

And it always annoys me.

Other than that, this book is great and has a ton of interesting information.
 
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ThatThomas | 1 outra crítica | Apr 14, 2023 |
3.5 stars.

Definitely not sure I buy all of Howard Kazanjian and Marcia Lucas' claims in this book, and I would have liked a slightly broader - and more neutral/objective - perspective from Rinzler and his sources, but I got what I came for, namely some rare behind the scenes information on More American Graffiti.
 
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ThatThomas | Apr 14, 2023 |
It's difficult to know what to say about this project - the book is very well-executed, the art is incredible and it's a lot of fun seeing all the familiarity of Star Wars refracted and remixed into parts of its original vision. However, George Lucas' first draft, the basis of this book, is an uneven mess with a lot of pacing and character issues. However, I can't fault the book for this, as showcasing the rough draft as it is was the entire point. Ultimately very entertaining.
 
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DarthFisticuffs | 9 outras críticas | Mar 21, 2023 |

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Estatísticas

Obras
38
Membros
2,006
Popularidade
#12,833
Avaliação
4.2
Críticas
26
ISBN
76
Línguas
6

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