He brought the imaginative worlds of Phantasm and Bubba Ho-Tep to life on the big screen, but for filmmaker Don Coscarelli, the behind-the-scenes making of his movies is just as enthralling as the fictional worlds he created. And with over four decades of experience in the film industry, Coscarelli has a lot of behind-the-scenes stories to share. Thankfully, these stranger-than-fiction moments will be collected in the writer/director's new memoir that's fittingly coming out this Halloween season.
Titled True Indie: Life and Death in Film Making, Coscarelli's autobiography was announced by EW, who exclusively revealed the cover art below. Set to be released by St. Martin's Press on October 2nd, the book will offer insights into the independent filmmaker's 40-plus year career, and it's going to be a must-read for countless fans of horror, fantasy, and independent filmmaking in general.
You can read the official synopsis below, and be sure...
Titled True Indie: Life and Death in Film Making, Coscarelli's autobiography was announced by EW, who exclusively revealed the cover art below. Set to be released by St. Martin's Press on October 2nd, the book will offer insights into the independent filmmaker's 40-plus year career, and it's going to be a must-read for countless fans of horror, fantasy, and independent filmmaking in general.
You can read the official synopsis below, and be sure...
- 3/17/2018
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