Bambi meets godzilla 1969 is an animated short film created entirely by marv newland. In book, mamet is bambi to hollywoods godzilla pulitzer prizewinning playwright and hollywood screenwriter david mamet talks about his new book, bambi vs. Most of multihyphenate mamets previous sallies on the business of filmmaking conveyed the impression that he thought the whole thing was not much more than a lark, a mechanical process easily mastered. Feb 25, 2007 david mamet thinks he knows the answer. In this witty at times hilarious reflection on the movie business, the author discusses everything about the film. Playwright and screenwriter mamet gives us a subversive inside look at hollywood. Godzilla is the name of a muchbeloved movie short from many, many years ago. Mamet writes with insight, idiosyncrasy and a godzillian imperviousness to opposition.
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