{"product_id":"9781770413610","title":"Director's Cut: My Life in Film","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith six decades in show business, legendary director Ted Kotcheff looks back on his life\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn to immigrant parents and raised in the slums of Toronto during the Depression, Ted Kotcheff learned storytelling on the streets before taking a stagehand job at CBC Television. Discovering his skills with actors and production, Kotcheff went on to direct some of the greatest films of the freewheeling 1970s, including \u003ci\u003eThe Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWake in Fright\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNorth Dallas Forty\u003c\/i\u003e. After directing the 1980s blockbusters \u003ci\u003eFirst Blood\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWeekend at Bernie’s\u003c\/i\u003e, Kotcheff helped produce the groundbreaking TV show \u003ci\u003eLaw \u0026amp; Order: Special Victims Unit\u003c\/i\u003e. During his career, he was declared a Communist by the U.S. government, banned from the Royal Albert Hall in London, and coped with assassination threats on one of his lead actors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith his seminal films enjoying a critical renaissance, including praise from Martin Scorsese and Nick Cave, Kotcheff now turns the lens on himself. Witty and fearless, \u003ci\u003eDirector’s Cut\u003c\/i\u003e is not just a memoir, but also a close-up on life and craft, with stories of his long friendship with Mordecai Richler and working with stars like Sylvester Stallone, James Mason, Gregory Peck, Ingrid Bergman, Gene Hackman, Jane Fonda, and Richard Dreyfuss, as well as advice on how to survive the slings and arrows of Hollywood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ECW Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47064640815344,"sku":"9781770413610","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781770413610_p0.jpg?v=1763706538","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781770413610","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}