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Exclusive Interview: The Making Of Aliens Writer J.W. Rinzler

 

Unless you really want to make movies yourself, going to film school is expensive, time consuming, and, at times, rather technical. But in his numerous making-of books, writer J.W. Rinzler has made it sound like making movies is, well, expensive, time consuming, rather technical, but also really fun to read about. In the following email interview, Rinzler discusses his newest, The Making Of Aliens (hardcover), about James Cameron’s 1986 sci-fi sequel, as well as All Up (hardcover, Kindle), his new historical UFO novel.

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Exclusive Interview: The Making Of Planet Of The Apes Writer J.W. Rinzler

In The Making Of Star Wars: A New Hope, The Making Of Stars Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, and The Making Of Stars Wars: Return Of The Jedi, writer J.W. Rinzler went deep into the stories behind the original Star Wars movies, and emerged with books that were as entertaining as they were informative. In the following email interview, he talks about his newest movie making tome, The Making Of Planet Of The Apes (hardcover, Kindle), about the making of the titular sci-fi movie.