from michigantrumpet

The heartwarming story of how a young artist managed to write, cast and film "The Brothers McMullen" is 'Cinderella' writ large. Scrappy Ed Burns begged, borrowed and charged enough - $25,000 - and filmed largely in his parents living room. The result: blazing success at the Sunsance Film Festiva...

from marcyjill

I received this book through LibraryThing's Early Reviewer program. This book should come with a warning for your Netflix queue! Although I had heard of Ed Burns and was familiar with some of his movies, I had no idea how many movies he's actually made. In this book Ed Burns takes us through his ...

from mjreynolds32

I truly enjoyed this glimpse inside the career and life of Ed Burns. I knew Burns primarily as an actor and was awed by his performance in Saving Private Ryan, but hadn't realized that he had directed several of the films he starred in or that his early career was shaped by his luck and tenacity ...

from deshanya

I received a copy of this book in return for a review. This book is the engrossing story of Ed Burns' movie making career. It covers the time span from when he first started writing through to his latest project, a TV movie. It touches on the equipment he used, the people he worked with and the e...

from Rascalstar

Now I will be looking for this author/actor/writer/director/producer everywhere. I enjoy movies, particularly Indie movies, but this author wasn't on my radar until now. What an interesting book about acting and making movies at the same time. The story opened up a whole new world to me. We all s...